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Knox County enrollment in 2021-22 school year

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Knox County schools welcomed 6,126 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.6% from the previous school year.

Knox County had the 33rd highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.4% boys, and 48.6% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 72.3% of its student body.

Within Knox County, Galesburg High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,222 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in 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. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last five years.

Enrollment in Knox County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Knox County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Abingdon-Avon High SchoolAbingdon272
Abingdon-Avon Middle SchoolAvon201
Avon Elementary SchoolAvon47
Bright Futures Pre-K ProgramGalesburg172
Churchill Junior High SchoolGalesburg579
Galesburg High SchoolGalesburg1,222
Hedding Grade SchoolAbingdon365
King Elementary SchoolGalesburg503
Knoxville Junior High SchoolKnoxville262
Knoxville Senior High SchoolKnoxville328
Mable Woolsey Elementary SchoolKnoxville394
ROWVA Elementary SchoolOneida352
ROWVA Junior/Senior High SchoolOneida271
Silas Willard Elementary SchoolGalesburg420
Steele SchoolGalesburg454
Williamsfield Elementary SchoolWilliamsfield114
Williamsfield High SchoolWilliamsfield89
Williamsfield Middle SchoolWilliamsfield81