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7,684 students enrolled in Ogle County in 2023-24 school year

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Ogle County schools welcomed 7,684 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 6.6% from the previous school year, when there were 8,230 students enrolled in the county.

Ogle County had the 27th 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 75.3% of its student body.

Within Ogle County, Oregon Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 844 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.

Enrollment in Ogle County Schools Over 7 Years

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Enrollment of Ogle County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Aplington Middle SchoolPolo105
Byron High School 9-12Byron451
Byron Middle SchoolByron364
Centennial Elementary SchoolPolo227
Central Elementary SchoolRochelle304
Creston Elementary SchoolCreston80
Eswood C.C. Grade SchoolLindenwood69
Forreston Grade SchoolForreston249
Forreston Junior/Senior High SchoolForreston396
Highland Elementary SchoolStillman Valley371
Kings Elementary SchoolKings74
Lincoln Elementary SchoolRochelle498
Mary Morgan Elementary SchoolByron625
Meridian Junior High SchoolStillman Valley331
Monroe Center Grade SchoolMonroe Center306
Oregon Elementary SchoolOregon844
Oregon High SchoolOregon623
Polo Community High SchoolPolo184
Rochelle Township High SchoolRochelle826
Stillman Valley High SchoolStillman Valley458
Tilton Elementary SchoolRochelle299

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