Rock Island–Milan School District No. 41 is a unit school district in the Rock Island and Milan areas of the Quad Cities (Illinois). History The public schools in Rock Island existed prior to 1857, organized as five grade school districts, each with its own board and taxes, and each represented on a Union High School board. The system, including the board of township school trustees, was replaced by organizing a single Rock Island School District under a state charter issued on February 18, 1857, and including all of fractional Township 18 North, Range 2 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian plus all of the city of Rock Island, and providing that the district would annex any territory annexed into the city of Rock Island or requested by a three quarters of the voters in a territory. Schools The Rock Island–Milan School District is currently home to thirteen schools. One high school, two junior high schools, nine elementary schools, and one alternative education center. High school Rock Island Senior High Junior High schools Edison Junior High Washington Junior High Elementary schools Earl Hanson Elementary Eugene Field Elementary Ridgewood Elementary Denkmann Elementary Longfellow Elementary Francis Willard Elementary Thomas Jefferson Elementary Rock Island Academy Rock Island Center for Math and Science (newly built circa 2010) Other schools S.K.I.P. and E.D.R. at the Horace Mann Early Learning Center (day care, preschool, special education) Thurgood Marshall Learning Center See also List of school districts in Illinois References External links — official website before 2017 (archived) School districts in Illinois Education in Rock Island County, Illinois 1857 establishments in Illinois School districts established in 1857