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How many students were enrolled in Iroquois County in 2023-24 school year?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Iroquois County schools welcomed 3,396 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.5% from the previous school year, when there were 3,447 students enrolled in the county.

Iroquois County had the 50th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.1% identified as male, and 48.9% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 80.3% of its student body.

Within Iroquois County, Chebanse Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 342 students.

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.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

Enrollment in Iroquois County Schools Over 7 Years

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Enrollment of Iroquois County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Central High SchoolClifton283
Chebanse Elementary SchoolChebanse342
Cissna Park Elementary SchoolCissna Park125
Cissna Park Junior High SchoolCissna Park63
Cissna Park Senior High SchoolCissna Park97
Crescent City Grade SchoolCrescent City50
Donovan Elementary SchoolDonovan155
Donovan Junior High SchoolDonovan56
Donovan Senior High SchoolDonovan74
Iroquois West Elementary School/DanforthDanforth87
Iroquois West Elementary School/GilmanGilman154
Iroquois West Elementary School/ThawvilleThawville111
Iroquois West High SchoolGilman248
Iroquois West Middle SchoolOnarga210
John L. Nash Middle SchoolClifton271
Milford Grade School West CampusMilford332
Milford High School CampusMilford145
Wanda Kendall Elementary SchoolWatseka117
Watseka Community High SchoolWatseka274
Watseka Junior High SchoolWatseka202

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