Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
This is a decrease of 0.3% from the previous school year, when there were 8,031 students enrolled in the county.
Whiteside County had the 26th 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 71.5% of its student body.
Within Whiteside County, Sterling High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 951 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 Whiteside County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
| School | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Challand Middle School | Sterling | 698 |
| Dillon Elementary School | Rock Falls | 247 |
| East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School | Rock Falls | 209 |
| Erie Elementary School | Erie | 247 |
| Erie High School | Erie | 186 |
| Erie Middle School | Erie | 173 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Sterling | 383 |
| Fulton Elementary School | Fulton | 399 |
| Fulton High School | Fulton | 269 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Sterling | 447 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Sterling | 285 |
| Merrill Elementary School | Rock Falls | 233 |
| Montmorency School | Rock Falls | 207 |
| Morrison High School | Morrison | 276 |
| Morrison Junior High School | Morrison | 209 |
| Northside School | Morrison | 259 |
| Prophetstown Elementary School | Prophetstown | 230 |
| Prophetstown High School | Prophetstown | 205 |
| Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Middle School | Prophetstown | 167 |
| River Bend Middle School | Fulton | 233 |
| Rock Falls Middle School | Rock Falls | 232 |
| Rock Falls Township High School | Rock Falls | 522 |
| Southside School | Morrison | 215 |
| Sterling High School | Sterling | 951 |
| Tampico Elementary School | Tampico | 134 |
| Washington Elementary School | Sterling | 387 |
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