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How many students were enrolled in Whiteside County in 2022-23 school year?

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Whiteside County schools welcomed 8,031 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.5% from the previous school year, when there were 8,075 students enrolled in the county.

Whiteside County had the 27th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.3% identified as male, and 48.7% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 71.5% of its student body.

Within Whiteside County, Sterling High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,000 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 Whiteside County Schools Over 7 Years

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

SchoolCityEnrollment
Challand Middle SchoolSterling691
Dillon Elementary SchoolRock Falls239
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary SchoolRock Falls212
Erie Elementary SchoolErie239
Erie High SchoolErie180
Erie Middle SchoolErie174
Franklin Elementary SchoolSterling381
Fulton Elementary SchoolFulton399
Fulton High SchoolFulton266
Jefferson Elementary SchoolSterling429
Lincoln Elementary SchoolSterling312
Merrill Elementary SchoolRock Falls238
Montmorency SchoolRock Falls202
Morrison High SchoolMorrison286
Morrison Junior High SchoolMorrison214
Northside SchoolMorrison248
Prophetstown Elementary SchoolProphetstown236
Prophetstown High SchoolProphetstown198
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Middle SchoolProphetstown161
River Bend Middle SchoolFulton210
Rock Falls Middle SchoolRock Falls231
Rock Falls Township High SchoolRock Falls547
Southside SchoolMorrison209
Sterling High SchoolSterling1,000
Tampico Elementary SchoolTampico158
Washington Elementary SchoolSterling371

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