Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 21.1% of the 8,210 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the nine districts in Whiteside County, Sterling Community Unit School District 5 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,119 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Whiteside 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 | Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Community Unit School District 5 | 35.1% | 3,184 |
| Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 | 30.8% | 837 |
| Rock Falls Township High School District 301 | 22.3% | 547 |
| Morrison Community Unit School District 6 | 8.2% | 957 |
| River Bend Community Unit School District 2 | 4.8% | 925 |
| Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145 | 16.8% | 202 |
| East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 | 14.2% | 212 |
| Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 | 3.9% | 753 |
| Erie Community Unit School District 1 | 3.4% | 593 |
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