NW Illinois News

There were 13 Black students enrolled in Jo Daviess County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 0.5% of the 2,868 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 16 schools in Jo Daviess County County, East Dubuque Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 13 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
East Dubuque Elementary School	3.8	346
Scales Mound Elementary School	0	126
Scales Mound High School	0	70
Scales Mound Junior High School	0	61
River Ridge High School	0	133
River Ridge Middle School	0	105
Warren Elementary School	0	194
Warren Junior and Senior High School	0	200
Stockton Elementary School	0	141
Stockton Senior High School	0	171
East Dubuque High School	0	199
East Dubuque Junior High	0	89
River Ridge Elementary School	0	217
Galena High School	0	242
Galena Middle School	0	257
Galena Primary School	0	317