NW Illinois News

There were 3,590 white students enrolled in Stephenson County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 62.9% of the 5,709 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 20 schools in Stephenson County County, Freeport High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 476 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
Freeport High School	48	992
Dakota Elementary School	92.8	390
Lena-Winslow Elementary School	88.9	398
Dakota Junior Senior High School	92.5	361
Lena-Winslow High School	89.8	244
Freeport Middle School	43.1	476
Pearl City Elementary School	83.3	203
Jones-Farrar, an International Baccalaureate World School	49.1	326
Carl Sandburg Middle School	40	390
Lena-Winslow Junior High School	93.3	164
Orangeville Elementary School	96.6	149
Empire Elementary School	43.6	319
Pearl City High School	88.1	134
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	40.6	286
Center Elementary School	41.7	247
Orangeville High School	93.6	94
Black Hawk Elementary School	27.4	303
German Valley Grade School	96.2	79
Orangeville Junior High School	91.9	74
Pearl City Junior High School	83.8	80