Rock Island Today

There were 4,493 Hispanic students enrolled in Rock Island County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 21.4% of the 21,011 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 45 schools in Rock Island County, Moline Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 728 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Moline Senior High School	33.1%	2,198
United Township High School	26.8%	1,825
Rock Island High School	18.2%	1,700
John Deere Middle School	36.7%	739
Glenview Middle School	24.6%	1,089
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	69.1%	333
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	22.4%	850
Hamilton Elementary School	29.3%	573
Hillcrest Elementary School	48.8%	324
Washington Junior High School	20.9%	521
Roosevelt Elementary School	26.5%	408
Logan Elementary School	34.1%	305
Ridgewood Elementary School	23.6%	411
George O. Barr School	22.1%	420
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	19.5%	473
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	27%	293
Bowlesburg Elementary School	24.1%	311
Longfellow Elementary School	29%	241
Willard Elementary School	42.4%	165
Denkmann Elementary School	19.8%	333
Butterworth Elementary School	24.4%	266
Rock Island Academy	10.9%	504
Bicentennial Elementary School	15.1%	325
Edison Junior High School	11.8%	415
Eugene Field Elementary School	10.8%	424
Riverdale Elementary School	8.9%	507
George Washington Elementary School	14.3%	315
Northeast Junior High School	21.9%	192
Wells Elementary School	13.1%	306
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	12.5%	304
Hampton Elementary School	16.7%	215
Sherrard High School	7.8%	448
Frances Willard Elementary School	11.7%	264
Jane Addams Elementary School	9.8%	295
Eagle Ridge School	8.4%	275
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	6.7%	343
Ridgewood Elementary School	5.1%	411
Riverdale Senior High School	6%	301
Sherrard Junior High School	6.9%	203
Riverdale Middle School	5.4%	261
Rockridge High School	0%	318
Rockridge Junior High School	0%	247
Illinois City Elementary School	0%	114
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0%	141
Andalusia Elementary School	0%	240