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2021-22 school year saw 2,752 students enrolled in Hancock County

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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

Hancock County schools welcomed 2,752 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 2.4% over the previous school year.

Hancock County had the 47th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

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

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 93.3% of its student body.

Within Hancock County, Hamilton Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 414 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 Hancock County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Hancock County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Carthage Middle SchoolCarthage142
Carthage Primary SchoolCarthage286
Dallas City Elementary SchoolDallas City178
Hamilton Elementary SchoolHamilton414
Hamilton High SchoolHamilton137
Illini West High SchoolCarthage337
La Harpe Elementary SchoolLa Harpe133
La Harpe Junior High SchoolLa Harpe60
Nauvoo Elementary SchoolNauvoo195
Southeastern Elementary SchoolBowen260
Southeastern Junior/Senior High SchoolAugusta197
Warsaw Elementary SchoolWarsaw199
Warsaw Senior High SchoolWarsaw214