How many students were enrolled in Henry County in 2022-23 school year?

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By Rock Island Today Reports

Henry County schools welcomed 7,601 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.3% over the previous school year, when there were 7,578 students enrolled in the county.

Henry County had the 29th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.9% identified as male, and 49.1% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 82.7% of its student body.

Within Henry County, Geneseo High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 813 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 Henry County Schools Over 7 Years

Enrollment of Henry County County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School	City	Enrollment
Alwood Elementary School	Alpha	185
Alwood Middle/High School	Woodhull	175
Annawan Grade School	Annawan	240
Annawan High School	Annawan	102
Belle Alexander Elementary School	Kewanee	247
C.R. Hanna Elementary School	Orion	461
Cambridge Community Grade School	Cambridge	231
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	Cambridge	219
Central Elementary School	Kewanee	334
Central Junior High School	Kewanee	245
Colona Grade School	Colona	368
Galva Elementary School	Galva	265
Galva Junior/Senior High School	Galva	199
Geneseo High School	Geneseo	813
Geneseo Middle School	Geneseo	589
Irving Elementary School	Kewanee	215
Kewanee High School	Kewanee	582
Millikin Elementary School	Geneseo	367
Northside Elementary School	Geneseo	340
Orion High School	Orion	303
Orion Middle School	Orion	219
Southwest Elementary School	Geneseo	362
Wethersfield Elementary School	Kewanee	319
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	Kewanee	221