Rockford Sun

There were 3,042 multiracial students enrolled in Winnebago County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 7.1% of the 43,089 students in Winnebago County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity.

Among the 11 districts in Winnebago County, Rockford School District 205 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,037 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rockford School District 205	7.5%	27,328
Harlem Unit School District 122	8.2%	6,188
Rockton School District 140	6.5%	1,543
Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131	5.1%	1,720
Hononegah Community High School District 207	4.2%	1,885
South Beloit Community Unit School District 320	7.8%	913
Winnebago Community Unit School District 323	5.3%	1,253
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321	4%	866
Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133	4.4%	749
Durand Community Unit School District 322	4.8%	544
Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134	0%	100