Galesburg Reporter

There were 631 Black students enrolled in Knox County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 10.1% of the 6,221 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 16 schools in Knox County County, Galesburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 161 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Galesburg High School	13.9	1,158
Steele School	24.5	497
King Elementary School	20.8	520
Lombard Middle School	18.1	531
Churchill Junior High School	14	570
Silas Willard Elementary School	14.9	429
ROWVA Elementary School	0	372
Hedding Grade School	0	366
Williamsfield Elementary School	0	120
Williamsfield High School	0	93
Williamsfield Middle School	0	77
Mable Woolsey Elementary School	0	406
Knoxville Junior High School	0	243
Knoxville Senior High School	0	315
ROWVA Junior/Senior High School	0	244
Abingdon-Avon High School	0	280