Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 Principal Mr. Dan Arickx (2023) | Rock Falls Elementary School District 13
Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 Principal Mr. Dan Arickx (2023) | Rock Falls Elementary School District 13
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 20.7% of the 8,253 students in Whiteside County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.
Among the nine districts in Whiteside County, Sterling Community Unit School District 5 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,110 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Whiteside County.
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.
| District | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Community Unit School District 5 | 35.1% | 3,161 |
| Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 | 30.3% | 855 |
| Rock Falls Township High School District 301 | 22.2% | 558 |
| Morrison Community Unit School District 6 | 7.4% | 935 |
| Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145 | 17% | 223 |
| East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 | 13% | 231 |
| Erie Community Unit School District 1 | 4.5% | 618 |
| Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 | 3.6% | 754 |
| River Bend Community Unit School District 2 | 2.4% | 918 |
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