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Peotone Community Unit School District 207U welcomes 1,272 students in 2023-24 school year

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Peotone Community Unit School District 207U welcomed 1,272 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.4% increase over the previous school year.

Peotone High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 433 students.

Peotone Community Unit School District 207U roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Peotone.

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 Peotone Community Unit School District 207U Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Peotone Community Unit School District 207U Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Peotone Junior High School2971.7%
Peotone Elementary School3006.8%
Peotone High School433-0.9%
Peotone Intermediate Center155-15.8%

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