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Mercer County enrollment in 2023-24 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Mercer County schools welcomed 1,828 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 2.5% from the previous school year, when there were 1,874 students enrolled in the county.

Mercer County had the 26th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.5% identified as male, and 48.5% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 91% of its student body.

Within Mercer County, Mercer County High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 384 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.

Enrollment in Mercer County Schools Over 7 Years

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Enrollment of Mercer County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Apollo Elementary SchoolAledo341
Matherville Intermediate SchoolMatherville189
Mercer County High SchoolAledo384
Mercer County Junior High SchoolJoy268
New Boston Elementary SchoolNew Boston160
Sherrard Elementary SchoolSherrard234
Winola Elementary SchoolViola252

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