Rock Island Today

There were 10,728 white students enrolled in Rock Island County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 48.1% of the 22,306 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 10 districts in Rock Island County, Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 3,214 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Moline-Coal Valley School District 40	44.6%	7,206
Rock Island School District 41	34.7%	6,124
Sherrard Community Unit School District 200	88.8%	1,326
Rockridge Community Unit School District 300	93.8%	1,060
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100	88.1%	1,069
United Township High School District 30	45.5%	1,825
East Moline School District 37	31.9%	2,594
Silvis School District 34	52%	612
Hampton School District 29	70.7%	215
Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36	53.5%	275