NW Illinois News

There were 6,220 white students enrolled in Ogle County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 74.8% of the 8,316 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 10 districts in Ogle County, Byron Community Unit School District 226 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,269 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Ogle County.

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.

District	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Byron Community Unit School District 226	86.9%	1,461
Oregon Community Unit School District 220	83.4%	1,478
Meridian Community Unit School District 223	83.2%	1,462
Rochelle Community Consolidated School District 231	47.2%	1,570
Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221	87%	736
Rochelle Township High School District 212	56.9%	839
Polo Community Unit School District 222	87.5%	528
Kings Consolidated School District 144	86.7%	83
Creston Community Consolidated School District 161	64.5%	93
Eswood Community Consolidated School District 269	77.3%	66