NW Illinois News

The majority of students in Lee County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 3,848 students attending Lee County schools, 82.5% were white. multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 6.5% of Lee County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Lee County, representing 83.5% of the student body.

Jefferson Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 78.5% white students, 9.6% multiracial students, 7.1% Hispanic students, and 4.2% African American students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 1.7% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Amboy Central Elementary School	White	90.2%	295
Amboy High School	White	87.3%	212
Amboy Junior High School	White	86.4%	214
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School	White	88%	258
Ashton-Franklin Center High School	White	88.5%	226
Dixon High School	White	80.9%	775
Jefferson Elementary School	White	78.5%	354
Madison School	White	80.4%	363
Paw Paw Elementary School	White	83.1%	77
Paw Paw Junior High School	White	83.8%	37
Reagan Middle School	White	79.8%	549
Steward Elementary School	White	80.3%	66
Washington Elementary School	White	78%	422