Illinois Valley Times

The majority of students in Henry County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 7,856 students attending Henry County schools, 83.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 8.6% of Henry County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Henry County, representing 83.7% of the student body.

Central Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 57.8% white students, 22.9% Hispanic students, 10.1% African American students, and 8.9% multiracial students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased less than 0.1% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Alwood Elementary School	White	94.5%	199
Alwood Middle/High School	White	92%	162
Annawan Grade School	White	88.8%	241
Annawan High School	White	92.5%	93
Belle Alexander Elementary School	White	64.7%	241
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	White	95.8%	450
Cambridge Community Grade School	White	97.4%	234
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	White	99.1%	215
Central Elementary School	White	57.8%	327
Central Junior High School	White	58.2%	268
Colona Grade School	White	79.5%	381
Galva Elementary School	White	90.9%	263
Galva Junior/Senior High School	White	92.6%	202
Geneseo High School	White	91.6%	819
Geneseo Middle School	White	90.5%	591
Irving Elementary School	White	58.4%	221
Kewanee High School	White	65.8%	570
Lyle School	White	80.8%	146
Millikin Elementary School	White	89.4%	367
Neponset Grade School	White	76.5%	132
Northside Elementary School	White	86.7%	330
Orion High School	White	94.3%	297
Orion Middle School	White	92.2%	218
Southwest Elementary School	White	86.4%	359
Wethersfield Elementary School	White	74.4%	312
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	White	72%	218