Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that multiracial students made up 3.6% of the 8,830 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 16 schools in Boone County, Belvidere North High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 39 students.
As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
School name | % of Multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Belvidere North High School | 2.9% | 1,341 |
Belvidere Central Middle School | 4.1% | 858 |
North Boone High School | 6.5% | 476 |
Washington Academy | 3.7% | 820 |
Belvidere High School | 2.5% | 1,122 |
North Boone Middle School | 8.5% | 246 |
Lincoln Elementary School | 3.7% | 534 |
Caledonia Elementary School | 4.3% | 447 |
Belvidere South Middle School | 2.6% | 738 |
Seth Whitman Elementary School | 2.5% | 691 |
Meehan Elementary School | 2.8% | 601 |
North Boone Upper Elementary School | 7% | 201 |
Poplar Grove Elementary School | 5.5% | 256 |
Perry Elementary School | 6.2% | 194 |
Capron Elementary School | 0% | 170 |
Manchester Elementary School | 0% | 135 |
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