NW Illinois News

There were 530 Hispanic students enrolled in Stephenson County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 9.1% of the 5,796 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 20 schools in Stephenson County County, Freeport High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 136 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Freeport High School	13.3	1,026
Black Hawk Elementary School	37.2	274
Freeport Middle School	12.2	533
Carl Sandburg Middle School	15.9	390
Jones-Farrar, an International Baccalaureate World School	8.5	317
Empire Elementary School	7.4	337
Lena-Winslow Elementary School	6.1	392
Center Elementary School	8.2	280
Pearl City Elementary School	10.2	216
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	7	270
Dakota Junior Senior High School	3.6	384
Dakota Elementary School	2.8	387
Lena-Winslow High School	0	244
Lena-Winslow Junior High School	0	163
Orangeville Elementary School	0	135
Orangeville High School	0	103
Orangeville Junior High School	0	74
Pearl City High School	0	138
Pearl City Junior High School	0	62
German Valley Grade School	0	71