Rock Island Today

There were 4,386 Black students enrolled in Rock Island County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 19.7% of the 22,306 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the 10 districts in Rock Island County, Rock Island School District 41 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,043 students.

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

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

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.

District	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Rock Island School District 41	33.4%	6,124
Moline-Coal Valley School District 40	13.6%	7,206
East Moline School District 37	30.3%	2,594
United Township High School District 30	20.3%	1,825
Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36	33.5%	275
Silvis School District 34	14.9%	612
Hampton School District 29	5.1%	215
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100	0.9%	1,069