Rock Island Today

There were 734 Hispanic students enrolled in Henry County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 9.7% of the 7,601 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 24 schools in Henry County County, Kewanee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 145 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kewanee High School	24.9	582
Central Elementary School	26.3	334
Central Junior High School	24.9	245
Belle Alexander Elementary School	23.9	247
Colona Grade School	14.7	368
Irving Elementary School	23.3	215
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	21.3	221
Wethersfield Elementary School	14.4	319
Geneseo High School	5.3	813
Millikin Elementary School	8.2	367
Geneseo Middle School	5.1	589
Southwest Elementary School	8	362
Northside Elementary School	7.4	340
Galva Elementary School	6.4	265
Orion High School	3.3	303
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	0	461
Cambridge Community Grade School	0	231
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	0	219
Orion Middle School	0	219
Alwood Elementary School	0	185
Alwood Middle/High School	0	175
Annawan Grade School	0	240
Annawan High School	0	102
Galva Junior/Senior High School	0	199