Rockford Sun

There were 9,971 Hispanic students enrolled in Winnebago County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 24.4% of the 40,827 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 77 schools in Winnebago County County, Jefferson High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,091 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Jefferson High School	55.5	1,964
Rockford Environmental Science Academy	63.9	1,038
Barbour Two-Way Language Immersion	88.3	635
Guilford High School	25.6	1,928
Rockford East High School	29	1,586
Whitehead Elementary School	56.6	638
Auburn High School	20.3	1,725
Washington Elementary School	65.9	484
Swan Hillman Elementary School	55.8	543
Harlem High School	14.7	1,822
Hononegah High School	11.9	1,848
Gregory Elementary School	49.6	423
Bernard W. Flinn Middle School	25.6	818
Eisenhower Middle School	21.8	955
Julia Lathrop Elementary School	65.1	295
Roosevelt Center	30.7	535
Abraham Lincoln Middle School	23.7	693
Harlem Middle School	17	948
Rock Cut Elementary School	37.4	406
Conklin Elementary School	35	432
Cherry Valley Elementary School	23.2	639
West Middle School	16.9	828
Riverdahl Elementary School	23.2	560
Constance Lane Elementary School	20.8	568
Arthur Froberg Elementary School	26.5	434
Montessori Elementary School	17.9	610
Maud E. Johnson Elementary School	26.6	391
Donald C. Parker Early Education Center	18.5	552
Rolling Green Elementary School	19.5	488
Clifford P. Carlson Elementary School	27.4	340
Brookview Elementary School	19.8	470
Spring Creek Elementary School	18.5	497
C. Henry Bloom Elementary School	21	409
West View Elementary School	19.8	420
R.K. Welsh Elementary School	18.9	433
Galapagos Rockford Charter School	21.9	365
Rockton Elementary School	13.5	532
McIntosh Elementary School	21.3	333
South Beloit Senior High School	29.9	231
Whitman Post Elementary School	12.9	513
Roscoe Middle School	11.1	583
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	16.7	365
Loves Park Elementary School	17.1	351
Windsor Elementary School	15.9	364
Ellis Elementary School	13.9	397
Maple Elementary School	13	409
Kennedy Middle School	14.5	359
Prairie Hill Elementary School	10.9	476
Thurgood Marshall School	10.4	482
Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter School	20.2	233
Lewis Lemon Elementary School	13.9	337
Riverview Elementary School	22.7	207
Clark Elementary School	24.5	184
Stephen Mack Middle School	7.9	543
South Beloit Junior High School	28.7	143
Winnebago High School	10.5	390
Marquette Elementary School	14.2	289
Olson Park Elementary School	11.4	343
Haskell Elementary School	12.6	278
Black Hawk Elementary School	29.4	119
Machesney Elementary School	10.2	343
Kinnikinnick School	9.3	376
Durand Elementary School	11.5	269
Dorothy Simon Elementary School	9.8	297
Stone Creek School	8.1	346
Winnebago Middle School	8.8	296
Ledgewood Elementary School	6	418
Jean McNair Elementary School	9.2	271
Ralston Elementary School	8.5	284
Jackson Charter School	9.1	231
Pecatonica High School	6.5	278
Pecatonica Community Middle School	4.3	282
Shirland Community Consolidated School	11.5	104
Durand High School	7.6	157
Willowbrook Middle School	4.1	296
Pecatonica Elementary School	3.8	319
Durand Junior High School	0	79