Rock Island Today

There were 344 multiracial students enrolled in Henry County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4.3% of the 7,927 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the nine districts in Henry County, Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 142 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Henry County.

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.

District	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229	7.3%	1,949
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228	3%	2,471
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230	8.5%	540
Annawan Community Unit School District 226	5.8%	342
Colona School District 190	5.2%	368
Alwood Community Unit School District 225	4.4%	360
Orion Community Unit School District 223	1.3%	983
Galva Community Unit School District 224	2.8%	464