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

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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

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

SchoolCityEnrollment
Alwood Elementary SchoolAlpha185
Alwood Middle/High SchoolWoodhull175
Annawan Grade SchoolAnnawan240
Annawan High SchoolAnnawan102
Belle Alexander Elementary SchoolKewanee247
C.R. Hanna Elementary SchoolOrion461
Cambridge Community Grade SchoolCambridge231
Cambridge Junior/Senior High SchoolCambridge219
Central Elementary SchoolKewanee334
Central Junior High SchoolKewanee245
Colona Grade SchoolColona368
Galva Elementary SchoolGalva265
Galva Junior/Senior High SchoolGalva199
Geneseo High SchoolGeneseo813
Geneseo Middle SchoolGeneseo589
Irving Elementary SchoolKewanee215
Kewanee High SchoolKewanee582
Millikin Elementary SchoolGeneseo367
Northside Elementary SchoolGeneseo340
Orion High SchoolOrion303
Orion Middle SchoolOrion219
Southwest Elementary SchoolGeneseo362
Wethersfield Elementary SchoolKewanee319
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High SchoolKewanee221

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