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

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Monroe County schools welcomed 5,049 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 1.3% over the previous school year, when there were 4,985 students enrolled in the county.

Monroe County had the 40th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.8% identified as male, and 48.2% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 93.2% of its student body.

Within Monroe County, Waterloo High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 861 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 Monroe County Schools Over 7 Years

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

SchoolCityEnrollment
Columbia High SchoolColumbia630
Columbia Middle SchoolColumbia607
Eagleview Elementary SchoolColumbia315
Gardner Elementary SchoolWaterloo398
Parkview Elementary SchoolColumbia432
Rogers Elementary SchoolWaterloo365
Valmeyer Elementary SchoolValmeyer148
Valmeyer High SchoolValmeyer116
Valmeyer Junior High SchoolValmeyer86
W.J. Zahnow Elementary SchoolWaterloo478
Waterloo High SchoolWaterloo861
Waterloo Junior High SchoolWaterloo613

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