Rock Island Today

There were 773 Asian students enrolled in Rock Island County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 3.7% of the 21,011 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 45 schools in Rock Island County, Rock Island High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 119 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rock Island High School	7%	1,700
Moline Senior High School	3.1%	2,198
Ridgewood Elementary School	13.4%	411
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	15.7%	343
Edison Junior High School	11.6%	415
Jane Addams Elementary School	15.6%	295
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	5.3%	850
Eugene Field Elementary School	10.1%	424
Glenview Middle School	3.9%	1,089
United Township High School	2%	1,825
Denkmann Elementary School	9.3%	333
George Washington Elementary School	8.6%	315
Frances Willard Elementary School	9.8%	264
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	4.7%	473
Roosevelt Elementary School	5.4%	408
Washington Junior High School	4%	521
Rock Island Academy	3.4%	504
John Deere Middle School	1.9%	739
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	3.9%	333
Logan Elementary School	4.3%	305
Willard Elementary School	6.1%	165
Longfellow Elementary School	0%	241
Sherrard High School	0%	448
Sherrard Junior High School	0%	203
Ridgewood Elementary School	0%	411
Riverdale Elementary School	0%	507
Riverdale Middle School	0%	261
Riverdale Senior High School	0%	301
Rockridge High School	0%	318
Rockridge Junior High School	0%	247
Illinois City Elementary School	0%	114
Hamilton Elementary School	0%	573
Hampton Elementary School	0%	215
Hillcrest Elementary School	0%	324
Wells Elementary School	0%	306
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	0%	293
Bicentennial Elementary School	0%	325
Bowlesburg Elementary School	0%	311
Butterworth Elementary School	0%	266
Northeast Junior High School	0%	192
Eagle Ridge School	0%	275
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0%	141
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	0%	304
Andalusia Elementary School	0%	240
George O. Barr School	0%	420