Rockford Sun

The majority of students in Boone County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 8,917 students attending Boone County schools, 52.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 39.7% of Boone County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Boone County, representing 54% of the student body.

Belvidere High School and Belvidere North High School had the most diverse student body in Boone County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped less than 0.1% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Belvidere Central Middle School	White	59.8%	911
Belvidere High School	Hispanic	49.1%	1,237
Belvidere North High School	White	60.7%	1,391
Belvidere South Middle School	Hispanic	52.7%	780
Caledonia Elementary School	White	71.7%	406
Capron Elementary School	White	64.2%	159
Lincoln Elementary School	Hispanic	48.7%	513
Manchester Elementary School	White	61.9%	147
Meehan Elementary School	Hispanic	48.7%	595
North Boone High School	White	56.9%	489
North Boone Middle School	White	62%	237
North Boone Upper Elementary School	White	61.1%	239
Perry Elementary School	White	60%	240
Poplar Grove Elementary School	White	74.5%	247
Seth Whitman Elementary School	White	56.1%	640
Washington Academy	Hispanic	62.5%	686