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2023-24 school year sees 1,488 students enrolled at Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424

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Dr. Chad Wagner Superintendent at Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 | Official Website

Dr. Chad Wagner Superintendent at Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 | Official Website

Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 welcomed 1,488 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 2.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Genoa-Kingston High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 465 students.

Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 roughly covers schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in Genoa.

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 Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Kingston Elementary School331-2.1%
Genoa Elementary School3441.8%
Genoa-Kingston High School465-7.7%
Genoa-Kingston Middle School348-0.9%

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