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2023-24 school year sees 2,386 students enrolled at Dixon Unit School District 170

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Margo Empen Superintendent at Dixon Unit School District 170 | Official Website

Margo Empen Superintendent at Dixon Unit School District 170 | Official Website

Dixon Unit School District 170 welcomed 2,386 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.2% increase over the previous school year.

Dixon High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 705 students.

Dixon Unit School District 170 roughly covers schools within Lee County and has a main office in Dixon.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Dixon Unit School District 170 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Dixon Unit School District 170 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Jefferson Elementary School3265.5%
Reagan Middle School5694.6%
Dixon High School705-4.7%
Madison School360-1.9%
Washington Elementary School4260.9%

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