Rock Island Today

The majority of students in Henry County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 7,601 students attending Henry County schools, 82.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 9.7% of Henry County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Henry County, representing 83.4% of the student body.

Central Junior High School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 55.9% white students, 24.9% Hispanic students, 9.8% multiracial students, and 9% African American students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.3% compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Alwood Elementary School	White	98.4%	185
Alwood Middle/High School	White	90.3%	175
Annawan Grade School	White	90.4%	240
Annawan High School	White	92.2%	102
Belle Alexander Elementary School	White	56.7%	247
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	White	96.1%	461
Cambridge Community Grade School	White	95.7%	231
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	White	99.1%	219
Central Elementary School	White	57.5%	334
Central Junior High School	White	55.9%	245
Colona Grade School	White	78.8%	368
Galva Elementary School	White	87.9%	265
Galva Junior/Senior High School	White	93.5%	199
Geneseo High School	White	90.7%	813
Geneseo Middle School	White	90.3%	589
Irving Elementary School	White	60.5%	215
Kewanee High School	White	65.1%	582
Millikin Elementary School	White	88.6%	367
Northside Elementary School	White	85.6%	340
Orion High School	White	94.1%	303
Orion Middle School	White	94.5%	219
Southwest Elementary School	White	85.4%	362
Wethersfield Elementary School	White	70.2%	319
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	White	71.5%	221