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Dixon High School had the highest enrollment among Lee County schools, welcoming 775 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, 50.6% of them were boys, and 49.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 80.9% of the student body at Dixon High School.

Among the 13 schools in Lee County, Reagan Middle School ranked second in enrollment with 549 students, while Washington Elementary School welcomed 422 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Dixon High School is a part of Dixon Unit School District 170, which generally encompasses schools within Lee County with its main office in Dixon.

In the previous school year, Dixon High School had the highest number of students among Lee 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
Dixon High School	Dixon	775
Reagan Middle School	Dixon	549
Washington Elementary School	Dixon	422
Madison School	Dixon	363
Jefferson Elementary School	Dixon	354
Amboy Central Elementary School	Amboy	295
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School	Franklin Grove	258
Ashton-Franklin Center High School	Ashton	226
Amboy Junior High School	Amboy	214
Amboy High School	Amboy	212
Paw Paw Elementary School	Paw Paw	77
Steward Elementary School	Steward	66