Rockford Sun

There were 4,673 white students enrolled in Boone County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 52.4% of the 8,917 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 16 schools in Boone County County, Belvidere North High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 845 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Belvidere North High School	60.7	1,391
Belvidere Central Middle School	59.8	911
Belvidere High School	43.5	1,237
Seth Whitman Elementary School	56.1	640
Belvidere South Middle School	41.2	780
Caledonia Elementary School	71.7	406
North Boone High School	56.9	489
Meehan Elementary School	43.9	595
Lincoln Elementary School	43.3	513
Washington Academy	29	686
Poplar Grove Elementary School	74.5	247
North Boone Middle School	62	237
North Boone Upper Elementary School	61.1	239
Perry Elementary School	60	240
Capron Elementary School	64.2	159
Manchester Elementary School	61.9	147