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Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 welcomes 2,466 students in 2021-22 school year

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IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 welcomed 2,466 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

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

Geneseo High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 819 students.

Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 roughly covers schools within Henry County and has a main office in Geneseo.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 Over the Years

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