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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 70.4% of Rock Falls Township High School District 301’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

There were 393 white students enrolled in Rock Falls Township High School District 301 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Rock Falls Township High School District 301 welcomed 649 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 70.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Rock Falls Township High School District 301 roughly covers schools within Whiteside County and has a main office in Rock Falls.

Rock Falls Township High School is the only one school in the Rock Falls Township High School District 301 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 393 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 three percent 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.

Ethnicities in Rock Falls Township High School District 301 in 2021-22 School Year

White [70.4%]Hispanic [22.2%]Ethnicities <5% [6.6%]
Enrollment Demographics in Rock Falls Township High School District 301 During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
202255839370.4%
202159541269.2%
202063944469.5%
201966746870.2%
201864945169.5%

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