Rockford Sun

There were 1,153 Asian students enrolled in Winnebago County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 2.7% of the 43,059 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 81 schools in Winnebago County, Rockford East High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 101 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 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.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rockford East High School	6.3	1,599
Guilford High School	4.4	1,881
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	22.6	363
Auburn High School	3.8	1,876
Thurgood Marshall School	14.4	471
Hononegah High School	2.9	1,885
Jefferson High School	2.4	1,982
Eisenhower Middle School	4.9	936
Bernard W. Flinn Middle School	5.1	850
Brookview Elementary School	8.8	490
William Nashold Early Childhood Center	7.9	532
Abraham Lincoln Middle School	6.2	674
Harlem High School	2	1,903
Fairview Early Childhood Center	8.5	460
Rolling Green Elementary School	7	531
Cherry Valley Elementary School	5.6	630
Constance Lane Elementary School	5.9	557
Spring Creek Elementary School	6.1	493
Gregory Elementary School	5.4	459
Maud E. Johnson Elementary School	6.3	384
Swan Hillman Elementary School	3.7	587
Riverdahl Elementary School	3.8	555
Rockford Environmental Science Academy	1.7	1,097
Haskell Elementary School	7.1	252
Arthur Froberg Elementary School	4.5	403
Whitehead Elementary School	2.8	613
Beyer Early Childhood Center	3.8	453
Montessori Elementary School	2.2	601
C. Henry Bloom Elementary School	2.9	374
Harlem Middle School	1.1	965
Clark Elementary School	0	213
Clifford P. Carlson Elementary School	0	361
Conklin Elementary School	0	391
Ledgewood Elementary School	0	394
Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter School	0	209
Lewis Lemon Elementary School	0	341
Loves Park Elementary School	0	329
Pecatonica Community Middle School	0	283
Shirland Community Consolidated School	0	100
South Beloit Junior High School	0	165
South Beloit Senior High School	0	228
R.K. Welsh Elementary School	0	439
Riverview Elementary School	0	186
Rock Cut Elementary School	0	413
Rockton Elementary School	0	528
Roosevelt Center	0	429
Roscoe Middle School	0	571
Ellis Elementary School	0	373
Donald C. Parker Early Education Center	0	615
Dorothy Simon Elementary School	0	267
Durand Elementary School	0	257
Durand High School	0	173
Durand Junior High School	0	85
West Middle School	0	942
West View Elementary School	0	444
Whitman Post Elementary School	0	530
Willowbrook Middle School	0	303
Windsor Elementary School	0	340
Winnebago High School	0	415
Winnebago Middle School	0	295
Barbour Two-Way Language Immersion	0	686
Black Hawk Elementary School	0	121
Washington Elementary School	0	493
Jackson Charter School	0	215
Jean McNair Elementary School	0	276
Julia Lathrop Elementary School	0	331
Machesney Elementary School	0	364
Maple Elementary School	0	371
Marquette Elementary School	0	264
McIntosh Elementary School	0	341
Stephen Mack Middle School	0	485
Stone Creek School	0	375
Summerdale Early Childhood Center	0	413
Olson Park Elementary School	0	339
Kennedy Middle School	0	457
Kinnikinnick School	0	380
Pecatonica Elementary School	0	321
Pecatonica High School	0	262
Prairie Hill Elementary School	0	446
Ralston Elementary School	0	285
Galapagos Rockford Charter School	0	359