Galesburg Reporter

Warren County schools welcomed 2,532 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 26.9% from the previous school year, when there were 3,465 students enrolled in the county.

Warren County had the 41st lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 67% of its student body.

Within Warren County, Monmouth-Roseville High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 511 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.

School	City	Enrollment
Central Intermediate School	Monmouth	298
Harding Primary School	Monmouth	213
Lincoln Early Childhood School	Monmouth	347
Monmouth-Roseville High School	Monmouth	511
Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School	Roseville	207
United High School	Monmouth	260
United Junior High School	Monmouth	208
United North Elementary School	Alexis	249
United West Elementary School	Monmouth	239