Rock Island Today

There were 4,135 Black students enrolled in Rock Island County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 19.7% of the 21,011 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 45 schools in Rock Island County, Rock Island High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 502 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rock Island High School	29.5%	1,700
United Township High School	20.3%	1,825
Rock Island Academy	64.9%	504
Glenview Middle School	29.2%	1,089
Moline Senior High School	11.1%	2,198
Wells Elementary School	52.6%	306
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	32.6%	473
Washington Junior High School	29.4%	521
Edison Junior High School	36.1%	415
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	16.8%	850
Frances Willard Elementary School	52.7%	264
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	33.5%	343
George Washington Elementary School	35.9%	315
Ridgewood Elementary School	23.4%	411
Eagle Ridge School	33.5%	275
Bowlesburg Elementary School	28%	311
Eugene Field Elementary School	19.3%	424
Longfellow Elementary School	33.2%	241
Ridgewood Elementary School	16.8%	411
John Deere Middle School	9.3%	739
Hillcrest Elementary School	21%	324
Hamilton Elementary School	11.3%	573
George O. Barr School	15.2%	420
Denkmann Elementary School	18.3%	333
Jane Addams Elementary School	20.7%	295
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	19.7%	304
Logan Elementary School	16.4%	305
Roosevelt Elementary School	12%	408
Butterworth Elementary School	17.3%	266
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	14%	293
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	11.1%	333
Willard Elementary School	18.2%	165
Northeast Junior High School	14.1%	192
Hampton Elementary School	5.1%	215
Sherrard High School	0%	448
Sherrard Junior High School	0%	203
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
Bicentennial Elementary School	0%	325
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0%	141
Andalusia Elementary School	0%	240