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Knox County enrollment in 2023-24 school year

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Knox County schools welcomed 6,150 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.1% from the previous school year, when there were 6,221 students enrolled in the county.

Knox County had the 31st highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.8% identified as male, and 49.2% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 69.3% of its student body.

Within Knox County, Galesburg High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,158 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 Knox County Schools Over 7 Years

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

SchoolCityEnrollment
Abingdon-Avon High SchoolAbingdon269
Churchill Junior High SchoolGalesburg543
Galesburg High SchoolGalesburg1,158
Hedding Grade SchoolAbingdon382
King Elementary SchoolGalesburg506
Knoxville Junior High SchoolKnoxville247
Knoxville Senior High SchoolKnoxville292
Lombard Middle SchoolGalesburg513
Mable Woolsey Elementary SchoolKnoxville397
ROWVA Elementary SchoolOneida376
ROWVA Junior/Senior High SchoolOneida229
Silas Willard Elementary SchoolGalesburg433
Steele SchoolGalesburg519
Williamsfield Elementary SchoolWilliamsfield112
Williamsfield High SchoolWilliamsfield97
Williamsfield Middle SchoolWilliamsfield77

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