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The largest public schools in Whiteside County, Illinois

26 public schools in Whiteside County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the largest public schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Sterling High School leads the list at 999, against a median of 252 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Whiteside County, Illinois

Top Students

999

Median Students

252

LARGEST · WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Sterling High School	Sterling, IL	Sterling CUSD 5	High	999
2	Challand Middle School	Sterling, IL	Sterling CUSD 5	Middle	726
3	Rock Falls Township High School	Rock Falls, IL	Rock Falls Twp HSD 301	High	530
4	Jefferson Elem School	Sterling, IL	Sterling CUSD 5	Elementary	450
5	Fulton Elem School	Fulton, IL	River Bend CUSD 2	Elementary	421
6	Franklin Elem School	Sterling, IL	Sterling CUSD 5	Elementary	407
7	Washington Elem School	Sterling, IL	Sterling CUSD 5	Elementary	394
8	Morrison High School	Morrison, IL	Morrison CUSD 6	High	294
9	Fulton High School	Fulton, IL	River Bend CUSD 2	High	284
10	Dillon Elementary School	Rock Falls, IL	Rock Falls ESD 13	Elementary	278
11	Lincoln Elem School	Sterling, IL	Sterling CUSD 5	Elementary	277
12	Northside School	Morrison, IL	Morrison CUSD 6	Elementary	264
13	Merrill Elem School	Rock Falls, IL	Rock Falls ESD 13	Elementary	258
14	Rock Falls Middle School	Rock Falls, IL	Rock Falls ESD 13	Middle	246
15	Erie Elem School	Erie, IL	Erie CUSD 1	Elementary	242
16	Prophetstown Elem School	Prophetstown, IL	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	Elementary	229
17	River Bend Middle School	Fulton, IL	River Bend CUSD 2	Middle	228
18	Morrison Jr High School	Morrison, IL	Morrison CUSD 6	Middle	215
19	East Coloma - Nelson Elem Sch	Rock Falls, IL	East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20	Elementary	214
20	Montmorency CCSD #145	Rock Falls, IL	Montmorency CCSD 145	Elementary	209
21	Prophetstown High School	Prophetstown, IL	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	High	205
22	Southside School	Morrison, IL	Morrison CUSD 6	Elementary	200
23	Erie High School	Erie, IL	Erie CUSD 1	High	190
24	Erie Middle School	Erie, IL	Erie CUSD 1	Middle	171
25	Tampico Elem School	Tampico, IL	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	Elementary	156
26	PLT Middle School	Prophetstown, IL	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	Middle	148

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