Rockford Sun

There were 231 Black students enrolled in Boone County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 2.6% of the 8,917 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 16 schools in Boone County County, Belvidere North High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 46 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Belvidere North High School	3.3	1,391
Belvidere High School	2.7	1,237
Belvidere Central Middle School	2.7	911
Washington Academy	3.4	686
Meehan Elementary School	3.5	595
Belvidere South Middle School	2.4	780
Seth Whitman Elementary School	2.5	640
Lincoln Elementary School	2.7	513
Perry Elementary School	5.4	240
Caledonia Elementary School	2.7	406
North Boone High School	2	489
Capron Elementary School	0	159
Manchester Elementary School	0	147
North Boone Middle School	0	237
North Boone Upper Elementary School	0	239
Poplar Grove Elementary School	0	247