How many students were enrolled in Brown County in 2022-23 school year?

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By West Central Reporter

Brown County schools welcomed 674 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is unchanged from the previous school year.

Brown County had the fifth lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.2% identified as male, and 48.8% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 95.1% of its student body.

Within Brown County, Brown County Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 260 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 Brown County Schools Over 7 Years