NW Illinois News

There were 86 Black students enrolled in Lee County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 2.2% of the 3,848 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 13 schools in Lee County County, Dixon High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 21 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dixon High School	2.7	775
Washington Elementary School	4.5	422
Reagan Middle School	3.5	549
Jefferson Elementary School	4.2	354
Madison School	3.3	363
Steward Elementary School	0	66
Paw Paw Elementary School	0	77
Amboy Central Elementary School	0	295
Amboy High School	0	212
Amboy Junior High School	0	214
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School	0	258
Ashton-Franklin Center High School	0	226
Paw Paw Junior High School	0	37