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Jo Daviess County enrollment in 2021-22 school year

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Jo Daviess County schools welcomed 3,109 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 1.4% over the previous school year.

Jo Daviess County had the 49th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.3% boys, and 48.7% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 86.9% of its student body.

Within Jo Daviess County, East Dubuque Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 343 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in 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. 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 five years.

Enrollment in Jo Daviess County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Jo Daviess County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
East Dubuque Elementary SchoolEast Dubuque343
East Dubuque High SchoolEast Dubuque198
East Dubuque Junior HighEast Dubuque93
Galena High SchoolGalena258
Galena Middle SchoolGalena302
Galena Primary SchoolGalena303
River Ridge Elementary SchoolHanover197
River Ridge High SchoolHanover139
River Ridge Middle SchoolHanover105
Scales Mound Elementary SchoolScales Mound128
Scales Mound High SchoolScales Mound80
Scales Mound Junior High SchoolScales Mound59
Stockton Elementary SchoolStockton136
Stockton Middle SchoolStockton241
Stockton Senior High SchoolStockton160
Warren Elementary SchoolWarren163
Warren Junior and Senior High SchoolWarren204