Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
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% |
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