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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 8.8% of Knox County’s districts student body 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 579 Hispanic students enrolled in Knox County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 8.8% of the 6,574 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the five districts in Knox County, Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 465 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
DistrictHispanic Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Galesburg Community Unit School District 20512%3,861
Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 2765.4%886
Knoxville Community Unit School District 2023.5%936
ROWVA Community Unit School District 2085.5%605

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