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How many students were enrolled in Fulton County in 2023-24 school year?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Fulton County schools welcomed 4,125 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 2.8% from the previous school year, when there were 4,243 students enrolled in the county.

Fulton County had the 44th 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 92.2% of its student body.

Within Fulton County, Ingersoll Middle School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 601 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 Fulton County Schools Over 7 Years

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

SchoolCityEnrollment
Abingdon-Avon Middle SchoolAvon190
Astoria Elementary SchoolAstoria133
Astoria High SchoolAstoria80
Astoria Junior High SchoolAstoria56
Avon Elementary SchoolAvon45
Canton High SchoolCanton581
Central Elementary SchoolLewistown327
Cuba Elementary SchoolCuba192
Cuba Middle SchoolCuba80
Cuba Senior High SchoolCuba121
Eastview Elementary SchoolCanton283
Ingersoll Middle SchoolCanton601
Lewistown Junior/Senior High SchoolLewistown263
Lincoln Elementary SchoolCanton229
Spoon River Valley Elementary SchoolLondon Mills141
Spoon River Valley Junior High SchoolLondon Mills45
Spoon River Valley Senior High SchoolLondon Mills63
VIT Elementary SchoolTable Grove175
VIT Junior High SchoolTable Grove78
VIT Senior High SchoolTable Grove81
Westview Elementary SchoolCanton361

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