There were 4,259 white students enrolled in Knox County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that white students made up 69.7% of the 6,114 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 16 schools in Knox County, Galesburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 687 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 White students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Galesburg High School | 60.8% | 1,130 |
| Mable Woolsey Elementary School | 97.1% | 384 |
| ROWVA Elementary School | 90.1% | 365 |
| Hedding Grade School | 85.8% | 373 |
| Churchill Junior High School | 56.3% | 513 |
| Lombard Middle School | 54.4% | 529 |
| Steele School | 48.2% | 546 |
| Knoxville Senior High School | 94.9% | 275 |
| Silas Willard Elementary School | 56.9% | 443 |
| Knoxville Junior High School | 96.2% | 261 |
| Abingdon-Avon High School | 84.4% | 270 |
| King Elementary School | 46.8% | 481 |
| ROWVA Junior/Senior High School | 88.8% | 241 |
| Williamsfield Elementary School | 90.6% | 128 |
| Williamsfield High School | 93.6% | 94 |
| Williamsfield Middle School | 92.6% | 81 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
