Rockford Sun

There were 223 Black students enrolled in Boone County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 2.5% of the 8,949 students during the 2022-23 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 42 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	1,396
Belvidere High School	2.9	1,192
Belvidere Central Middle School	3.1	901
Belvidere South Middle School	3.4	763
Washington Academy	3.2	710
Lincoln Elementary School	3.3	551
Seth Whitman Elementary School	2.7	655
Meehan Elementary School	2.8	647
Perry Elementary School	6.8	220
Caledonia Elementary School	0	402
Capron Elementary School	0	165
Manchester Elementary School	0	143
North Boone High School	0	505
North Boone Middle School	0	237
North Boone Upper Elementary School	0	218
Poplar Grove Elementary School	0	244