Rock Island High School

As an expansive four-year high school in Rock Island, Illinois, Rock Island High School educates 1,812 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Rock Island SD 41. That puts it 117% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Rock Island SD 41 runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,292 students. Rock Island High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Rock Island High School reports that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 33% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Rock Island County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rock Island High School has 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Rock Island High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at Rock Island High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rock Island County (around 65%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rock Island High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Rock Island County) records that the typical household earns roughly $67,159 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Rock Island High School is one of 57 public schools in Rock Island County (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students).

Nearest neighbor: Frances Willard Elem School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rock Island High School. On composite proficiency, Rock Island High School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 26.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rock Island High School has rose 13%, going from 1,597 students in 2018 to 1,812 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 47% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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