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Stephenson County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year

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Center Elementary School Principal Amanda Hayes (2023) | Center Elementary School

Center Elementary School Principal Amanda Hayes (2023) | Center Elementary School

Freeport High School had the highest enrollment among Stephenson County schools, welcoming 1,026 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.7% of the students were girls, and 49.3% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Freeport High School students was white, accounting for 49.6% of the student population.

Among the 19 schools in Stephenson County, Freeport Middle School ranked second in enrollment with 533 students, while Lena-Winslow Elementary School welcomed 392 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Freeport High School is a part of Freeport School District 145, which generally encompasses schools within Stephenson County with its main office in Freeport.

In the previous school year, Freeport High School had the highest number of students among Stephenson County schools.

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.

Enrollment in Stephenson County Over 4 Years
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Demographics in Stephenson County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal Enrolment
Freeport High SchoolFreeport1,026
Freeport Middle SchoolFreeport533
Lena-Winslow Elementary SchoolLena392
Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolFreeport390
Dakota Elementary SchoolDakota387
Dakota Junior Senior High SchoolDakota384
Empire Elementary SchoolFreeport337
Jones-Farrar, an International Baccalaureate World SchoolFreeport317
Center Elementary SchoolFreeport280
Black Hawk Elementary SchoolFreeport274
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolFreeport270
Lena-Winslow High SchoolLena244
Pearl City Elementary SchoolPearl City216
Lena-Winslow Junior High SchoolLena163
Pearl City High SchoolPearl City138
Orangeville Elementary SchoolOrangeville135
Orangeville High SchoolOrangeville103
Orangeville Junior High SchoolOrangeville74
Pearl City Junior High SchoolPearl City62

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