Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
This is a 1.9% increase over the previous school year.
Kewanee High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 606 students.
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 roughly covers schools within Henry and Bureau Counties and has a main office in Kewanee.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Central Junior High School | 211 | -13.9% |
| Belle Alexander Elementary School | 234 | -5.3% |
| Kewanee High School | 606 | 4.1% |
| Central Elementary School | 347 | 3.9% |
| Neponset Grade School | 134 | -2.2% |
| Irving Elementary School | 244 | 13.5% |
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