NW Illinois News

Rochelle Township High School had the highest enrollment among Ogle County schools, welcoming 888 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, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 57% of the student body at Rochelle Township High School.

Among the 25 schools in Ogle County, Oregon Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 824 students, while Mary Morgan Elementary School welcomed 683 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Rochelle Township High School is a part of Rochelle Township High School District 212, which generally encompasses schools within Ogle County with its main office in Rochelle.

In the previous school year, Rochelle Township High School had the highest number of students among Ogle 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.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Rochelle Township High School	Rochelle	888
Oregon Elementary School	Oregon	824
Mary Morgan Elementary School	Byron	683
Rochelle Middle School	Rochelle	478
Stillman Valley High School	Stillman Valley	462
Byron High School 9-12	Byron	455
Lincoln Elementary School	Rochelle	450
Oregon High School	Oregon	428
Forreston Junior/Senior High School	Forreston	425
Byron Middle School	Byron	340
Highland Elementary School	Stillman Valley	337
Meridian Junior High School	Stillman Valley	319
Monroe Center Grade School	Monroe Center	300
Central Elementary School	Rochelle	297
Tilton Elementary School	Rochelle	286
Forreston Grade School	Forreston	236
Centennial Elementary School	Polo	217
David L. Rahn Junior High School	Mount Morris	215
Polo Community High School	Polo	185
Aplington Middle School	Polo	115
Creston Elementary School	Creston	82
Kings Elementary School	Kings	81
German Valley Grade School	German Valley	71
Eswood C.C. Grade School	Lindenwood	70