Rock Island Today

Of the ethnicities represented in Rock Island County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Rock Island County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 20,850 students attending Rock Island County schools, 48.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 21.4% of Rock Island County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Rock Island County, representing 50.2% of the student body.

Ridgewood Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 40.5% white students, 20.2% African American students, 19% Hispanic students, 12.4% Asian students, and 7.6% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.2% 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
Andalusia Elementary School	White	94%	233
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	White	49.8%	281
Bicentennial Elementary School	White	77.6%	303
Bowlesburg Elementary School	White	38.7%	282
Butterworth Elementary School	White	49.8%	243
Denkmann Elementary School	White	40.8%	341
Eagle Ridge School	White	51.3%	275
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	African American	33.8%	352
Edison Junior High School	African American	34.2%	407
Eugene Field Elementary School	White	50.3%	441
Frances Willard Elementary School	African American	50.3%	288
George O. Barr School	White	52.5%	415
George Washington Elementary School	White	32.9%	334
Glenview Middle School	White	35.8%	1,124
Hamilton Elementary School	White	51.9%	597
Hampton Elementary School	White	70.2%	235
Hillcrest Elementary School	Hispanic	46.1%	306
Illinois City Elementary School	White	90.6%	64
Jane Addams Elementary School	White	48.9%	272
John Deere Middle School	White	45.1%	754
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	Hispanic	72.5%	295
Logan Elementary School	Hispanic	35.2%	293
Longfellow Elementary School	African American	37.6%	234
Moline Senior High School	White	48.3%	2,186
Northeast Junior High School	White	58.5%	195
Ridgewood Elementary School	White	55.5%	299
Ridgewood Elementary School	White	40.5%	410
Riverdale Elementary School	White	89%	502
Riverdale Middle School	White	88.3%	265
Riverdale Senior High School	White	91.9%	309
Rock Island Academy	African American	64.8%	489
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	White	36.2%	473
Rock Island High School	White	38.1%	1,715
Rockridge High School	White	96.4%	334
Rockridge Junior High School	White	94.4%	233
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	49%	410
Sherrard High School	White	86.3%	444
Sherrard Junior High School	White	87.6%	217
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	White	94.4%	179
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	White	60.9%	299
United Township High School	White	46.8%	1,760
Washington Junior High School	White	37.2%	481
Wells Elementary School	African American	52.1%	288
Willard Elementary School	Hispanic	41.9%	179
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	White	49.5%	814