Galesburg Reporter

There were 604 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 9.7% of the 6,221 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 16 schools in Knox County County, Galesburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 135 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	11.7	1,158
King Elementary School	18.3	520
Churchill Junior High School	14.9	570
Lombard Middle School	13.6	531
Silas Willard Elementary School	15.2	429
Steele School	12.9	497
Hedding Grade School	6.6	366
Mable Woolsey Elementary School	4.7	406
Knoxville Senior High School	4.4	315
Abingdon-Avon High School	3.9	280
ROWVA Elementary School	2.7	372
Knoxville Junior High School	4.1	243
Williamsfield Elementary School	0	120
Williamsfield High School	0	93
Williamsfield Middle School	0	77
ROWVA Junior/Senior High School	0	244