Rockford Sun

There were 18,782 white students enrolled in Winnebago County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 43.8% of the 42,873 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 11 districts in Winnebago County, Rockford School District 205 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 7,096 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Rockford School District 205	26.1%	27,173
Harlem Unit School District 122	66.9%	6,111
Hononegah Community High School District 207	78.8%	1,848
Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131	81.1%	1,723
Rockton School District 140	78.5%	1,588
Winnebago Community Unit School District 323	81.3%	1,254
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321	88.7%	879
Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133	82.3%	772
South Beloit Community Unit School District 320	60%	884
Durand Community Unit School District 322	83.4%	537
Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134	81.7%	104