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Henry County Schools: Geneseo High School welcomed the most students in 2021-22 school year

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Geneseo High School Principal Tom Ryerson (2023) | Geneseo High School

Geneseo High School Principal Tom Ryerson (2023) | Geneseo High School

Geneseo High School had the highest enrollment among Henry County schools, welcoming 819 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 91.6% of the student body at Geneseo High School.

Among the 26 schools in Henry County, Geneseo Middle School ranked second in enrollment with 591 students, while Kewanee High School welcomed 570 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Geneseo High School is a part of Geneseo Community Unit School District 228, which generally encompasses schools within Henry County with its main office in Geneseo.

In the previous school year, Geneseo High School had the highest number of students among Henry County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 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 5 years.

Enrollment in Henry County Over 4 Years
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Demographics in Henry County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal Enrolment
Geneseo High SchoolGeneseo819
Geneseo Middle SchoolGeneseo591
Kewanee High SchoolKewanee570
C.R. Hanna Elementary SchoolOrion450
Colona Grade SchoolColona381
Millikin Elementary SchoolGeneseo367
Southwest Elementary SchoolGeneseo359
Northside Elementary SchoolGeneseo330
Central Elementary SchoolKewanee327
Wethersfield Elementary SchoolKewanee312
Orion High SchoolOrion297
Central Junior High SchoolKewanee268
Galva Elementary SchoolGalva263
Belle Alexander Elementary SchoolKewanee241
Annawan Grade SchoolAnnawan241
Cambridge Community Grade SchoolCambridge234
Irving Elementary SchoolKewanee221
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High SchoolKewanee218
Orion Middle SchoolOrion218
Cambridge Junior/Senior High SchoolCambridge215
Galva Junior/Senior High SchoolGalva202
Alwood Elementary SchoolAlpha199
Alwood Middle/High SchoolWoodhull162
Lyle SchoolKewanee146
Neponset Grade SchoolNeponset132
Annawan High SchoolAnnawan93

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