Galesburg Reporter

There were 4,379 white students enrolled in Knox County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 70.4% of the 6,221 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 16 schools in Knox County County, Galesburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 702 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Galesburg High School	60.6	1,158
Mable Woolsey Elementary School	90.1	406
ROWVA Elementary School	92.7	372
Churchill Junior High School	57.9	570
Hedding Grade School	86.3	366
Lombard Middle School	57.6	531
Knoxville Senior High School	92.1	315
King Elementary School	51	520
Steele School	50.7	497
Abingdon-Avon High School	90	280
Silas Willard Elementary School	55.7	429
Knoxville Junior High School	90.9	243
ROWVA Junior/Senior High School	90.6	244
Williamsfield Elementary School	93.3	120
Williamsfield High School	92.5	93
Williamsfield Middle School	98.7	77