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How many students were enrolled in Boone County in 2021-22 school year?

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Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Boone County schools welcomed 8,917 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of less than 0.1% from the previous school year.

Boone County had the 24th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.5% boys, and 48.5% girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Boone County students was white, making up about 52.4% of all the students.

Within Boone County, Belvidere North High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,391 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 Boone County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Boone County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Belvidere Central Middle SchoolBelvidere911
Belvidere High SchoolBelvidere1,237
Belvidere North High SchoolBelvidere1,391
Belvidere South Middle SchoolBelvidere780
Caledonia Elementary SchoolCaledonia406
Capron Elementary SchoolCapron159
Lincoln Elementary SchoolBelvidere513
Manchester Elementary SchoolPoplar Grove147
Meehan Elementary SchoolBelvidere595
North Boone High SchoolPoplar Grove489
North Boone Middle SchoolPoplar Grove237
North Boone Upper Elementary SchoolPoplar Grove239
Perry Elementary SchoolBelvidere240
Poplar Grove Elementary SchoolPoplar Grove247
Seth Whitman Elementary SchoolBelvidere640
Washington AcademyBelvidere686