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Winnebago County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year

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Roosevelt Center Principal Tammy Shippert (2023) | Roosevelt Center

Roosevelt Center Principal Tammy Shippert (2023) | Roosevelt Center

Of the many ethnicities represented in Winnebago County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Winnebago County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 43,059 students attending Winnebago County schools, 44.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 23.6% of Winnebago County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Winnebago County, representing 46.2% of the student body.

Harlem High School had the most diverse student body in Winnebago County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 2.9% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

Ethnicities in Winnebago County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
White [44.6%]Hispanic [23.6%]African American [21.2%]Multiracial [7%]Ethnicities <5% [2.7%]
Students' Ethnicity in Winnebago County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Abraham Lincoln Middle SchoolAfrican American38.6%674
Arthur Froberg Elementary SchoolWhite39.7%403
Auburn High SchoolAfrican American42.2%1,876
Barbour Two-Way Language ImmersionHispanic88.2%686
Bernard W. Flinn Middle SchoolWhite31.2%850
Beyer Early Childhood CenterAfrican American44.2%453
Black Hawk Elementary SchoolWhite64.5%121
Brookview Elementary SchoolWhite49.4%490
C. Henry Bloom Elementary SchoolWhite33.4%374
Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolWhite44%630
Clark Elementary SchoolWhite57.3%213
Clifford P. Carlson Elementary SchoolWhite38%361
Conklin Elementary SchoolAfrican American44.2%391
Constance Lane Elementary SchoolAfrican American49.9%557
Donald C. Parker Early Education CenterWhite66.7%615
Dorothy Simon Elementary SchoolWhite81.3%267
Durand Elementary SchoolWhite85.2%257
Durand High SchoolWhite87.3%173
Durand Junior High SchoolWhite91.8%85
Eisenhower Middle SchoolWhite40.1%936
Ellis Elementary SchoolAfrican American70%373
Fairview Early Childhood CenterAfrican American29.8%460
Galapagos Rockford Charter SchoolAfrican American61.6%359
Gregory Elementary SchoolHispanic47.7%459
Guilford High SchoolWhite39.4%1,881
Harlem High SchoolWhite70%1,903
Harlem Middle SchoolWhite66%965
Haskell Elementary SchoolAfrican American51.2%252
Hononegah High SchoolWhite79.8%1,885
Jackson Charter SchoolAfrican American72.6%215
Jean McNair Elementary SchoolWhite85.9%276
Jefferson High SchoolHispanic52.1%1,982
Julia Lathrop Elementary SchoolHispanic62.5%331
Kennedy Middle SchoolAfrican American62.4%457
Kinnikinnick SchoolWhite80.5%380
Ledgewood Elementary SchoolWhite82.7%394
Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter SchoolAfrican American45.9%209
Lewis Lemon Elementary SchoolAfrican American68.6%341
Loves Park Elementary SchoolWhite61.7%329
Machesney Elementary SchoolWhite74.5%364
Maple Elementary SchoolWhite66.3%371
Marquette Elementary SchoolWhite72%264
Maud E. Johnson Elementary SchoolWhite34.6%384
McIntosh Elementary SchoolAfrican American50.4%341
Montessori Elementary SchoolWhite54.4%601
Olson Park Elementary SchoolWhite74.6%339
Pecatonica Community Middle SchoolWhite91.5%283
Pecatonica Elementary SchoolWhite86.3%321
Pecatonica High SchoolWhite90.1%262
Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolWhite82.7%446
R.K. Welsh Elementary SchoolAfrican American47.4%439
Ralston Elementary SchoolWhite83.5%285
Riverdahl Elementary SchoolAfrican American37.5%555
Riverview Elementary SchoolWhite61.3%186
Rock Cut Elementary SchoolWhite50.1%413
Rockford East High SchoolAfrican American30.2%1,599
Rockford Environmental Science AcademyHispanic60.3%1,097
Rockton Elementary SchoolWhite80.3%528
Rolling Green Elementary SchoolWhite42.2%531
Roosevelt CenterAfrican American41.3%429
Roscoe Middle SchoolWhite82.7%571
Shirland Community Consolidated SchoolWhite90%100
South Beloit Junior High SchoolWhite51.5%165
South Beloit Senior High SchoolWhite60.5%228
Spring Creek Elementary SchoolWhite50.9%493
Stephen Mack Middle SchoolWhite83.7%485
Stone Creek SchoolWhite82.7%375
Summerdale Early Childhood CenterAfrican American61.3%413
Swan Hillman Elementary SchoolHispanic55.5%587
Thurgood Marshall ElementaryWhite54%363
Thurgood Marshall SchoolWhite63.1%471
Washington Elementary SchoolHispanic64.3%493
West Middle SchoolAfrican American48.6%942
West View Elementary SchoolAfrican American44.4%444
Whitehead Elementary SchoolHispanic55.6%613
Whitman Post Elementary SchoolWhite75.5%530
William Nashold Early Childhood CenterHispanic34.4%532
Willowbrook Middle SchoolWhite85.5%303
Windsor Elementary SchoolWhite72.1%340
Winnebago High SchoolWhite83.9%415
Winnebago Middle SchoolWhite80.7%295

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