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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

719 Black students enrolled in Knox County districts in 2023-24 school year

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Alison Boone, Adminstrative Assistant to Superintendent at Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 | Galesburg Community Unit School District 205

Alison Boone, Adminstrative Assistant to Superintendent at Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 | Galesburg Community Unit School District 205

There were 719 Black students enrolled in Knox County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 10.9% of the 6,574 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the five districts in Knox County, Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 692 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Knox County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

Ethnic Composition of Knox County School Districts Enrollment (2023-24)

White [69.4%]Black [10.9%]Multiracial [9.9%]Hispanic [8.8%]Ethnicities <5 [0.3%]
Enrollment Demographics in Knox County Districts During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictBlack Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Galesburg Community Unit School District 20517.9%3,861
Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 2761.7%886
ROWVA Community Unit School District 2082%605

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