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2022-23 school year sees 2,063 students enrolled at Rochester Community Unit School District 3A

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Rochester Community Unit School District 3A welcomed 2,063 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 1.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Rochester High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 694 students.

Rochester Community Unit School District 3A roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Rochester.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Rochester Community Unit School District 3A Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Rochester Community Unit School District 3A Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Rochester High School694-7.5%
Rochester Intermediate School4240%
Rochester Elementary 2-3255-0.8%
Rochester Junior High School339-2.3%
Rochester Elementary Ec-1 School3518.3%

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