Rockford Sun

There were 19,226 white students enrolled in Winnebago County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 44.6% of the 43,089 students in Winnebago County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 11 districts in Winnebago County, Rockford School District 205 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 7,307 students.

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

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.

District	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rockford School District 205	26.7%	27,328
Harlem Unit School District 122	68.4%	6,188
Hononegah Community High School District 207	79.8%	1,885
Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131	82.2%	1,720
Rockton School District 140	79.7%	1,543
Winnebago Community Unit School District 323	83%	1,253
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321	89.1%	866
Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133	83.8%	749
South Beloit Community Unit School District 320	58.8%	913
Durand Community Unit School District 322	86.8%	544
Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134	90%	100