Rock Island Today

There were 6,447 white students enrolled in Henry County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 81.8% of the 7,881 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the nine districts in Henry County, Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,143 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Henry 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
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228	88.4%	2,424
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229	61.8%	1,986
Orion Community Unit School District 223	95%	965
Cambridge Community Unit School District 227	97.2%	459
Galva Community Unit School District 224	90.1%	446
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230	72.4%	536
Alwood Community Unit School District 225	93.6%	375
Annawan Community Unit School District 226	91.7%	315
Colona School District 190	75.5%	375