Rockford Sun

There were 7,307 white students enrolled in Rockford School District 205 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.07% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Rockford School District 205 welcomed 28,144 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 26.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Rockford School District 205 roughly covers schools within Winnebago County and has a main office in Rockford.

Among the 44 schools in Rockford School District 205, Guilford High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 741 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	27,328	7,307	26.7%
2021	26,089	7,302	28%
2020	28,194	7,960	28.2%
2019	28,679	8,270	28.8%
2018	28,144	8,500	30.2%