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Illinois: the counties with the most public schools

89 counties

Illinois public school districts ranked by the number of public schools in the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsSchools
1Cook CountyIL1,271697,9341,271
2DuPage CountyIL239138,557239
3Lake CountyIL186118,032186
4Will CountyIL177113,008177
5Kane CountyIL12987,252129
6St. Clair CountyIL8540,87985
7McHenry CountyIL8350,12383
8Winnebago CountyIL8144,10381
9Madison CountyIL7135,25371
10Sangamon CountyIL6727,34567
11Peoria CountyIL6527,82765
12Champaign CountyIL5625,91956
13McLean CountyIL5423,75954
14Tazewell CountyIL5218,58152
15Rock Island CountyIL4821,92148
16LaSalle CountyIL4414,52344
17Kendall CountyIL4129,77341
18DeKalb CountyIL3916,32839
19Kankakee CountyIL3716,49937
20Macon CountyIL3414,70234
21Vermilion CountyIL3311,26733
22Whiteside CountyIL288,44528
23Macoupin CountyIL267,22126
24Henry CountyIL257,72325
25Iroquois CountyIL233,90923
26Grundy CountyIL2212,07022
27Marion CountyIL225,63622
28Ogle CountyIL228,26922
29Bureau CountyIL214,54721
30Fulton CountyIL214,16021
31Jefferson CountyIL215,31421
32Livingston CountyIL215,27321
33Williamson CountyIL219,70021
34Jackson CountyIL206,81120
35Stephenson CountyIL206,09220
36Woodford CountyIL206,33820
37Adams CountyIL198,71719
38Clinton CountyIL195,27819
39Franklin CountyIL195,52319
40Morgan CountyIL194,44619
41Christian CountyIL184,74018
42Knox CountyIL176,35917
43Boone CountyIL168,99316
44Jo Daviess CountyIL163,01216
45Edgar CountyIL152,65015
46Effingham CountyIL155,06315
47Montgomery CountyIL153,83515
48Saline CountyIL153,70415
49Union CountyIL152,47815
50Logan CountyIL143,44814

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