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Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 welcomes 2,701 students in 2023-24 school year

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 welcomed 2,701 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Waterloo High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 852 students.

Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Monroe County and has a main office in Waterloo.

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 Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Rogers Elementary School43017.8%
Waterloo Junior High School572-6.7%
Gardner Elementary School383-3.8%
Waterloo High School852-1%
W.J. Zahnow Elementary School464-2.9%

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