Rock Island Today

There were 6,287 white students enrolled in Henry County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 82.7% of the 7,601 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 24 schools in Henry County County, Geneseo High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 737 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Geneseo High School	90.7	813
Geneseo Middle School	90.3	589
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	96.1	461
Kewanee High School	65.1	582
Millikin Elementary School	88.6	367
Southwest Elementary School	85.4	362
Northside Elementary School	85.6	340
Colona Grade School	78.8	368
Orion High School	94.1	303
Galva Elementary School	87.9	265
Wethersfield Elementary School	70.2	319
Cambridge Community Grade School	95.7	231
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	99.1	219
Annawan Grade School	90.4	240
Orion Middle School	94.5	219
Central Elementary School	57.5	334
Galva Junior/Senior High School	93.5	199
Alwood Elementary School	98.4	185
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	71.5	221
Alwood Middle/High School	90.3	175
Belle Alexander Elementary School	56.7	247
Central Junior High School	55.9	245
Irving Elementary School	60.5	215
Annawan High School	92.2	102