NW Illinois News

There were 3,175 white students enrolled in Lee County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 82.5% of the 3,848 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 13 schools in Lee County County, Dixon High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 627 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
Dixon High School	80.9	775
Reagan Middle School	79.8	549
Washington Elementary School	78	422
Madison School	80.4	363
Jefferson Elementary School	78.5	354
Amboy Central Elementary School	90.2	295
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School	88	258
Ashton-Franklin Center High School	88.5	226
Amboy High School	87.3	212
Amboy Junior High School	86.4	214
Paw Paw Elementary School	83.1	77
Steward Elementary School	80.3	66
Paw Paw Junior High School	83.8	37