Rockford Sun

There were 4,545 white students enrolled in Boone County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 50.8% of the 8,949 students during the 2022-23 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 824 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	59	1,396
Belvidere Central Middle School	57.7	901
Belvidere High School	41.4	1,192
Seth Whitman Elementary School	54.8	655
Belvidere South Middle School	39.1	763
North Boone High School	56.6	505
Caledonia Elementary School	70.6	402
Meehan Elementary School	40.5	647
Lincoln Elementary School	43.7	551
Washington Academy	27.9	710
Poplar Grove Elementary School	72.5	244
North Boone Middle School	62	237
Perry Elementary School	63.6	220
North Boone Upper Elementary School	59.2	218
Manchester Elementary School	67.1	143
Capron Elementary School	54.5	165