Galesburg Reporter

There were 539 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 8.7% of the 6,221 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 16 schools in Knox County County, Galesburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 152 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Galesburg High School	13.1	1,158
Churchill Junior High School	12.6	570
Silas Willard Elementary School	13.8	429
Lombard Middle School	10.5	531
Steele School	10.7	497
King Elementary School	9.8	520
Hedding Grade School	6	366
Mable Woolsey Elementary School	4.9	406
ROWVA Elementary School	4.3	372
ROWVA Junior/Senior High School	6.1	244
Abingdon-Avon High School	4.3	280
Knoxville Junior High School	4.5	243
Williamsfield Elementary School	0	120
Williamsfield High School	0	93
Williamsfield Middle School	0	77
Knoxville Senior High School	0	315