South Cook News

Moline Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Rock Island County schools, welcoming 2,100 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.7% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 53% of the student body at Moline Senior High School.

Among the 50 schools in Rock Island County, United Township High School ranked second in enrollment with 1,743 students, while Rock Island High School welcomed 1,707 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Moline Senior High School is a part of Moline-Coal Valley School District 40, which generally encompasses schools within Rock Island County with its main office in Moline.

In the previous school year, Moline Senior High School had the highest number of students among Rock Island County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	City	Total Enrolment
Moline Senior High School	Moline	2,100
United Township High School	East Moline	1,743
Rock Island High School	Rock Island	1,707
Glenview Middle School	East Moline	1,107
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Moline	803
John Deere Middle School	Moline	752
Hamilton Elementary School	Moline	600
Riverdale Elementary School	Port Byron	517
Rock Island Academy	Rock Island	509
Washington Junior High School	Rock Island	498
Rock Island Center for Math and Science	Rock Island	481
Roosevelt Elementary School	Moline	428
George O. Barr School	Silvis	428
Sherrard High School	Sherrard	424
Edison Junior High School	Rock Island	419
Wells Elementary School	East Moline	410
Eugene Field Elementary School	Rock Island	400
Ridgewood Elementary School	East Moline	377
Rockridge High School	Taylor Ridge	368
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School	Rock Island	357
Denkmann Elementary School	Rock Island	346
George Washington Elementary School	Moline	323
Hillcrest Elementary School	East Moline	322
Riverdale Senior High School	Port Byron	317
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Milan	311
Frances Willard Elementary School	Rock Island	307
Bowlesburg Elementary School	Silvis	303
Bicentennial Elementary School	Coal Valley	301
Ridgewood Elementary School	Rock Island	299
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	Moline	288
Jane Addams Elementary School	Moline	288
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Moline	283
Eagle Ridge School	Silvis	283
Logan Elementary School	Moline	277
Winola Elementary School	Viola	272
Riverdale Middle School	Port Byron	253
Sherrard Elementary School	Sherrard	236
Butterworth Elementary School	Moline	229
Andalusia Elementary School	Andalusia	229
Sherrard Junior High School	Sherrard	226
Rockridge Junior High School	Taylor Ridge	226
Hampton Elementary School	Hampton	225
Longfellow Elementary School	Rock Island	216
Northeast Junior High School	East Moline	209
Jefferson Early Childhood Center	Moline	208
Matherville Intermediate School	Matherville	193
Willard Elementary School	Moline	186
Taylor Ridge Elementary School	Taylor Ridge	155
Horace Mann Early Learning Center	Rock Island	128
Illinois City Elementary School	Illinois City	58