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Henry County schools welcomed 7,856 students in 2021-22 school year

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Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Henry County schools welcomed 7,856 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of less than 0.1% over the previous school year.

Henry County had the 28th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.1% boys, and 48.9% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 83.3% of its student body.

Within Henry County, Geneseo High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 819 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 Henry County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Henry County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Alwood Elementary SchoolAlpha199
Alwood Middle/High SchoolWoodhull162
Annawan Grade SchoolAnnawan241
Annawan High SchoolAnnawan93
Belle Alexander Elementary SchoolKewanee241
C.R. Hanna Elementary SchoolOrion450
Cambridge Community Grade SchoolCambridge234
Cambridge Junior/Senior High SchoolCambridge215
Central Elementary SchoolKewanee327
Central Junior High SchoolKewanee268
Colona Grade SchoolColona381
Galva Elementary SchoolGalva263
Galva Junior/Senior High SchoolGalva202
Geneseo High SchoolGeneseo819
Geneseo Middle SchoolGeneseo591
Irving Elementary SchoolKewanee221
Kewanee High SchoolKewanee570
Lyle SchoolKewanee146
Millikin Elementary SchoolGeneseo367
Neponset Grade SchoolNeponset132
Northside Elementary SchoolGeneseo330
Orion High SchoolOrion297
Orion Middle SchoolOrion218
Southwest Elementary SchoolGeneseo359
Wethersfield Elementary SchoolKewanee312
Wethersfield Junior/Senior High SchoolKewanee218