NW Illinois News

There were 1,664 Hispanic students enrolled in Whiteside County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 20.7% of the 8,031 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 26 schools in Whiteside County County, Sterling High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 373 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
Sterling High School	37.3	1,000
Challand Middle School	35.5	691
Jefferson Elementary School	38	429
Washington Elementary School	35.3	371
Rock Falls Township High School	22.3	547
Lincoln Elementary School	35.3	312
Franklin Elementary School	25.5	381
Merrill Elementary School	35.3	238
Rock Falls Middle School	32.9	231
Dillon Elementary School	28	239
Montmorency School	16.8	202
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School	14.2	212
Morrison High School	9.1	286
Southside School	10	209
Fulton Elementary School	5.3	399
Morrison Junior High School	7.5	214
Northside School	6	248
Fulton High School	4.5	266
Prophetstown High School	5.6	198
Prophetstown Elementary School	4.2	236
River Bend Middle School	0	210
Erie Elementary School	0	239
Erie High School	0	180
Erie Middle School	0	174
Tampico Elementary School	0	158
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Middle School	0	161