NW Illinois News

There were 3,084 white students enrolled in Lee County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 82.8% of the 3,723 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 13 schools in Lee County County, Dixon High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 591 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
Dixon High School	79.9	740
Reagan Middle School	80.9	544
Washington Elementary School	76.8	422
Madison School	81.7	367
Amboy Central Elementary School	92.7	273
Jefferson Elementary School	79.9	309
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School	87.9	257
Ashton-Franklin Center High School	91.1	213
Amboy High School	86.6	209
Amboy Junior High School	87.9	206
Paw Paw Elementary School	81	79
Steward Elementary School	78.6	70
Paw Paw Junior High School	82.4	34