Rockford Sun

There were 4,232 white students enrolled in Harlem Unit School District 122 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 Harlem Unit School District 122 welcomed 6,544 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 68.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Harlem Unit School District 122 roughly covers schools within Winnebago County and has a main office in Machesney Park.

Among the 11 schools in Harlem Unit School District 122, Harlem High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,332 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	6,188	4,232	68.4%
2021	6,233	4,297	68.9%
2020	6,361	4,494	70.6%
2019	6,520	4,685	71.9%
2018	6,544	4,750	72.6%