Rockford Sun

There were 1,230 white students enrolled in Rockton School District 140 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Rockton School District 140 welcomed 1,589 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 79.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Rockton School District 140 roughly covers schools within Winnebago County and has a main office in Rockton.

Among the three schools in Rockton School District 140, Rockton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 424 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	1,543	1,230	79.7%
2021	1,540	1,249	81.1%
2020	1,599	1,315	82.2%
2019	1,560	1,300	83.3%
2018	1,589	1,326	83.4%