There were 4,013 Hispanic students enrolled in Boone County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 4.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 45.3% of the 8,850 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 16 schools in Boone County, Belvidere High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 617 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Belvidere High School | 55.4% | 1,113 |
| Washington Academy | 67.1% | 859 |
| Belvidere North High School | 36.9% | 1,305 |
| Belvidere South Middle School | 57.6% | 741 |
| Belvidere Central Middle School | 38.2% | 905 |
| Meehan Elementary School | 55.3% | 604 |
| Seth Whitman Elementary School | 44.7% | 656 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 51.1% | 560 |
| Caledonia Elementary School | 31.1% | 479 |
| North Boone High School | 30.7% | 485 |
| North Boone Middle School | 34.1% | 232 |
| Poplar Grove Elementary School | 26.5% | 257 |
| Capron Elementary School | 41.9% | 155 |
| North Boone Upper Elementary School | 28.3% | 191 |
| Perry Elementary School | 28.3% | 173 |
| Manchester Elementary School | 29.6% | 135 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
