NW Illinois News

There were 6,117 white students enrolled in Ogle County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 74.8% of the 8,173 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 23 schools in Ogle County County, Oregon Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 692 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
Oregon Elementary School	84	824
Mary Morgan Elementary School	88	683
Rochelle Township High School	57	888
Byron High School 9-12	86.8	455
Stillman Valley High School	83.8	462
Forreston Junior/Senior High School	87.3	425
Oregon High School	82.5	428
Byron Middle School	87.9	340
Highland Elementary School	84.6	337
Monroe Center Grade School	88	300
Meridian Junior High School	79.6	319
Lincoln Elementary School	47.6	450
Rochelle Middle School	44.4	478
Forreston Grade School	88.1	236
Centennial Elementary School	85.3	217
David L. Rahn Junior High School	85.1	215
Polo Community High School	85.4	185
Central Elementary School	49.5	297
Tilton Elementary School	43.4	286
Aplington Middle School	87	115
Kings Elementary School	88.9	81
Creston Elementary School	65.9	82
Eswood C.C. Grade School	75.7	70