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2022-23 school year sees 159 students enrolled at Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 welcomed 159 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 13.6% increase over the previous school year.

Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School is the only school in the district with 159 students.

Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 roughly covers schools within Jefferson County and has a main office in Opdyke.

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 Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 Over 4 Years
2019-202020-212021-222022-23125125147147140140159159
Student Enrollment in Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School15913.6%

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