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2023-24 school year sees 2,330 students enrolled at Cary Community Consolidated School District 26

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 welcomed 2,330 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 1% increase over the previous school year.

Cary Junior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 742 students.

Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 roughly covers schools within McHenry County and has a main office in Cary.

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 Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Deer Path Elementary School3911.6%
Briargate Elementary School3653.7%
Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center279-12.5%
Three Oaks School5536.8%
Cary Junior High School7421.2%

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