South Cook News

There were 710 Asian students enrolled in Rock Island County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 3.2% of the 21,925 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 50 schools in Rock Island County, Rock Island High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 90 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rock Island High School	5.3	1,707
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	19	357
Jane Addams Elementary School	19.8	288
Moline Senior High School	2.4	2,100
Frances Willard Elementary School	13.4	307
Edison Junior High School	9.1	419
Eugene Field Elementary School	9.5	400
Denkmann Elementary School	9.8	346
United Township High School	1.9	1,743
Ridgewood Elementary School	8.8	377
George Washington Elementary School	9.9	323
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	3.6	803
Glenview Middle School	2.6	1,107
Washington Junior High School	4.4	498
Rock Island Academy	4.1	509
Wells Elementary School	4.4	410
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	3.5	481
Roosevelt Elementary School	3.7	428
Horace Mann Early Learning Center	11.7	128
Jefferson Early Childhood Center	7.2	208
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	4.2	311
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	0	288
Logan Elementary School	0	277
Longfellow Elementary School	0	216
Sherrard Elementary School	0	236
Sherrard High School	0	424
Sherrard Junior High School	0	226
Ridgewood Elementary School	0	377
Riverdale Elementary School	0	517
Riverdale Middle School	0	253
Riverdale Senior High School	0	317
Rockridge High School	0	368
Rockridge Junior High School	0	226
Illinois City Elementary School	0	58
Hamilton Elementary School	0	600
Hampton Elementary School	0	225
Hillcrest Elementary School	0	322
Willard Elementary School	0	186
Winola Elementary School	0	272
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	0	283
Bicentennial Elementary School	0	301
Bowlesburg Elementary School	0	303
Butterworth Elementary School	0	229
John Deere Middle School	0	752
Matherville Intermediate School	0	193
Northeast Junior High School	0	209
Eagle Ridge School	0	283
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	0	155
Andalusia Elementary School	0	229
George O. Barr School	0	428