There were 503 Hispanic students enrolled in Knox County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 6.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 8.2% of the 6,114 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 16 schools in Knox County, Galesburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 135 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Galesburg High School | 11.9% | 1,130 |
| Silas Willard Elementary School | 15.1% | 443 |
| Steele School | 11.2% | 546 |
| Lombard Middle School | 11.2% | 529 |
| Churchill Junior High School | 11.1% | 513 |
| King Elementary School | 11.9% | 481 |
| ROWVA Elementary School | 5.5% | 365 |
| Hedding Grade School | 5.1% | 373 |
| ROWVA Junior/Senior High School | 6.2% | 241 |
| Abingdon-Avon High School | 4.8% | 270 |
| Williamsfield Elementary School | 0% | 128 |
| Williamsfield High School | 0% | 94 |
| Williamsfield Middle School | 0% | 81 |
| Mable Woolsey Elementary School | 0% | 384 |
| Knoxville Junior High School | 0% | 261 |
| Knoxville Senior High School | 0% | 275 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
