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Hamilton County schools welcomed 1,017 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

Hamilton County schools welcomed 1,017 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 4.5% from the previous school year, when there were 1,065 students enrolled in the county.

Hamilton County had the 14th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 53.5% identified as male, and 46.5% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 95.5% of its student body.

Within Hamilton County, Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 463 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across 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. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

Enrollment in Hamilton County Schools Over 7 Years

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Enrollment of Hamilton County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Dahlgren Elementary SchoolDahlgren148
East Side Elementary SchoolMcLeansboro406
Hamilton County Junior/Senior High SchoolMcLeansboro463

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