Roosevelt Center

As a very small senior high in Rockford, Illinois, Roosevelt Center instructs 60 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Rockford SD 205. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Roosevelt Center sits 93% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 44 schools in Rockford SD 205 (28,467 students total), Roosevelt Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Roosevelt Center logs that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 12% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 1.4:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Winnebago County's rate of about 61%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Winnebago County put the typical household earns roughly $65,837 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which Roosevelt Center is one.

The closest other public school is Haskell Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 86%: 438 students in 2018 compared to 60 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 23% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 1.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.