NW Illinois News

There were 5,746 white students enrolled in Whiteside County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 71.5% of the 8,031 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 26 schools in Whiteside County County, Sterling High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 526 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
Sterling High School	52.6	1,000
Challand Middle School	55.9	691
Rock Falls Township High School	69.5	547
Fulton Elementary School	85.2	399
Morrison High School	86.7	286
Franklin Elementary School	64.6	381
Fulton High School	91.4	266
Jefferson Elementary School	52.7	429
Northside School	91.1	248
Erie Elementary School	93.7	239
Washington Elementary School	57.4	371
Prophetstown Elementary School	87.7	236
River Bend Middle School	92.4	210
Morrison Junior High School	90.2	214
Southside School	87.1	209
Prophetstown High School	88.9	198
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School	82.5	212
Erie High School	93.9	180
Lincoln Elementary School	52.2	312
Montmorency School	80.2	202
Erie Middle School	92.5	174
Dillon Elementary School	62.3	239
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Middle School	91.3	161
Tampico Elementary School	88	158
Merrill Elementary School	57.1	238
Rock Falls Middle School	58.4	231