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Jo Daviess County schools welcomed 2,936 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 2.4% over the previous school year, when there were 2,868 students enrolled in the county.

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

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.4% identified as male, and 49.6% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 86.1% of its student body.

Within Jo Daviess County, Galena Primary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 588 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across 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. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School	City	Enrollment
East Dubuque Elementary School	East Dubuque	350
East Dubuque High School	East Dubuque	179
East Dubuque Junior High	East Dubuque	87
Galena High School	Galena	239
Galena Primary School	Galena	588
River Ridge Elementary School	Hanover	225
River Ridge High School	Hanover	130
Scales Mound Elementary School	Scales Mound	127
Scales Mound High School	Scales Mound	72
Scales Mound Junior High School	Scales Mound	56
Stockton Elementary School	Stockton	223
Stockton Middle School	Stockton	122
Stockton Senior High School	Stockton	166
Warren Elementary School	Warren	190
Warren Junior and Senior High School	Warren	182