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

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By NW Illinois News

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

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

School	City	Enrollment
Challand Middle School	Sterling	691
Dillon Elementary School	Rock Falls	239
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School	Rock Falls	212
Erie Elementary School	Erie	239
Erie High School	Erie	180
Erie Middle School	Erie	174
Franklin Elementary School	Sterling	381
Fulton Elementary School	Fulton	399
Fulton High School	Fulton	266
Jefferson Elementary School	Sterling	429
Lincoln Elementary School	Sterling	312
Merrill Elementary School	Rock Falls	238
Montmorency School	Rock Falls	202
Morrison High School	Morrison	286
Morrison Junior High School	Morrison	214
Northside School	Morrison	248
Prophetstown Elementary School	Prophetstown	236
Prophetstown High School	Prophetstown	198
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Middle School	Prophetstown	161
River Bend Middle School	Fulton	210
Rock Falls Middle School	Rock Falls	231
Rock Falls Township High School	Rock Falls	547
Southside School	Morrison	209
Sterling High School	Sterling	1,000
Tampico Elementary School	Tampico	158
Washington Elementary School	Sterling	371