Rockford Sun

The majority of students in Boone County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 8,975 students attending Boone County district schools, 52.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 39.8% of Boone County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Boone County districts, representing 53.9% of the student body.

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 had the most diverse student body in the Boone County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 0.1% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Boone County.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100	White	50.3%	7,457
North Boone Community Unit School District 200	White	62.5%	1,518