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8,230 students enrolled in Ogle County in 2022-23 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Ogle County schools welcomed 8,230 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.7% over the previous school year, when there were 8,173 students enrolled in the county.

Ogle County had the 26th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51% identified as male, and 49% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 74.6% of its student body.

Within Ogle County, Oregon Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 837 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 Ogle County Schools Over 7 Years

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Enrollment of Ogle County County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Aplington Middle SchoolPolo114
Byron High School 9-12Byron453
Byron Middle SchoolByron349
Centennial Elementary SchoolPolo222
Central Elementary SchoolRochelle272
Creston Elementary SchoolCreston93
Eswood C.C. Grade SchoolLindenwood66
Forreston Grade SchoolForreston242
Forreston Junior/Senior High SchoolForreston415
Highland Elementary SchoolStillman Valley355
Kings Elementary SchoolKings83
Lincoln Elementary SchoolRochelle503
Mary Morgan Elementary SchoolByron659
Meridian Junior High SchoolStillman Valley299
Monroe Center Grade SchoolMonroe Center322
Oregon Elementary SchoolOregon837
Oregon High SchoolOregon641
Polo Community High SchoolPolo192
Rochelle Middle SchoolRochelle474
Rochelle Township High SchoolRochelle832
Stillman Valley High SchoolStillman Valley486
Tilton Elementary SchoolRochelle321

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