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This is an increase of 2.9% over the previous school year, when there were 5,709 students enrolled in the county.
Stephenson County had the 33rd highest enrollment numbers in the state.
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.5% identified as male, and 48.5% as female.
Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 61.4% of its student body.
Within Stephenson County, Freeport High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,056 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 of Stephenson County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
| School | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk Elementary School | Freeport | 323 |
| Carl Sandburg Middle School | Freeport | 428 |
| Center Elementary School | Freeport | 280 |
| Dakota Elementary School | Dakota | 405 |
| Dakota Junior Senior High School | Dakota | 341 |
| Empire Elementary School | Freeport | 303 |
| Freeport High School | Freeport | 1,056 |
| Freeport Middle School | Freeport | 472 |
| German Valley Grade School | German Valley | 80 |
| Jones-Farrar, an International Baccalaureate World School | Freeport | 336 |
| Lena-Winslow Elementary School | Lena | 421 |
| Lena-Winslow High School | Lena | 235 |
| Lena-Winslow Junior High School | Lena | 169 |
| Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School | Freeport | 314 |
| Orangeville Elementary School | Orangeville | 143 |
| Orangeville High School | Orangeville | 95 |
| Orangeville Junior High School | Orangeville | 62 |
| Pearl City Elementary School | Pearl City | 205 |
| Pearl City High School | Pearl City | 131 |
| Pearl City Junior High School | Pearl City | 76 |
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