Galesburg High School Principal Mr. Tom Hawkins (2023) | Galesburg High School
Galesburg High School Principal Mr. Tom Hawkins (2023) | Galesburg High School
Data showed that multiracial students made up 9.1% of the 6,429 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 17 schools in Knox County County, Galesburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 130 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 Multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Galesburg High School | 10.6 | 1,222 |
| King Elementary School | 17.7 | 503 |
| Lombard Middle School | 15.4 | 551 |
| Churchill Junior High School | 13.5 | 579 |
| Steele School | 13.9 | 454 |
| Silas Willard Elementary School | 14 | 420 |
| Hedding Grade School | 7.4 | 365 |
| Bright Futures Pre-K Program | 14.5 | 172 |
| Mable Woolsey Elementary School | 4.3 | 394 |
| Knoxville Junior High School | 4.2 | 262 |
| ROWVA Elementary School | 0 | 352 |
| Williamsfield Elementary School | 0 | 114 |
| Williamsfield High School | 0 | 89 |
| Williamsfield Middle School | 0 | 81 |
| Knoxville Senior High School | 0 | 328 |
| ROWVA Junior/Senior High School | 0 | 271 |
| Abingdon-Avon High School | 0 | 272 |
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