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Woodford County enrollment 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

Woodford County schools welcomed 6,084 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.2% from the previous school year, when there were 6,098 students enrolled in the county.

Woodford County had the 32nd highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.6% identified as male, and 48.4% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 90.2% of its student body.

Within Woodford County, Metamora High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 899 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 Woodford County Schools Over 7 Years

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

SchoolCityEnrollment
Centennial SchoolEl Paso169
Congerville Elementary SchoolCongerville88
Davenport Elementary SchoolEureka416
El Paso-Gridley High SchoolEl Paso336
Eureka High SchoolEureka473
Eureka Middle SchoolEureka456
Fieldcrest High SchoolMinonk274
Fieldcrest Primary SchoolMinonk198
Germantown Hills Elementary SchoolGermantown Hills456
Germantown Hills Middle SchoolGermantown Hills369
Goodfield Elementary SchoolGoodfield69
Jefferson Park SchoolEl Paso258
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High SchoolWashburn154
Metamora Grade SchoolMetamora835
Metamora High SchoolMetamora899
Riverview Elementary SchoolEast Peoria206
Roanoke-Benson High SchoolRoanoke137
Roanoke-Benson Junior High SchoolBenson136
Sowers Elementary SchoolRoanoke155

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