NW Illinois News

There were 2,702 white students enrolled in Jo Daviess County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 86.9% of the 3,109 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 17 schools in Jo Daviess County County, East Dubuque Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 306 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
East Dubuque Elementary School	89.2	343
Galena Primary School	83.5	303
Galena Middle School	78.5	302
Stockton Middle School	86.7	241
Galena High School	80.6	258
Warren Junior and Senior High School	92.6	204
East Dubuque High School	86.4	198
River Ridge Elementary School	85.8	197
Warren Elementary School	93.9	163
Stockton Senior High School	90	160
Stockton Elementary School	89.7	136
Scales Mound Elementary School	94.5	128
River Ridge High School	85.6	139
River Ridge Middle School	87.6	105
East Dubuque Junior High	87.1	93
Scales Mound High School	91.3	80
Scales Mound Junior High School	93.2	59