Total enrollment
7,074
-590 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
10 schools in Belvidere
Illinois · Public K-12
Belvidere runs 10 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment around 7,074 (5 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high).
7-year change in Belvidere
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-2 (-18%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
43%
was 53%
% Hispanic
49%
was 39%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere Central Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 911 |
| Belvidere High School | High | 09-12 | 1,167 |
| Belvidere North High Sch | High | 09-12 | 1,354 |
| Belvidere South Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 754 |
| Everest High School | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Lincoln Elem School | Elementary | PK-05 | 573 |
| Meehan Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 688 |
| Perry Elem School | Elementary | PK-05 | 284 |
| Seth Whitman Elem Sch | Elementary | KG-05 | 622 |
| Washington Academy | Elementary | PK-05 | 721 |
About Belvidere
Belvidere is a mid-sized Illinois city in terms of public-school footprint, with 10 schools and 7,074 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city comprises 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 707, higher than the state mean of about 480.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 8%: 7,664 students in SY 2017-18 versus 7,074 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Belvidere shed 2 schools, going from 11 to 9. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment rose from 39% to 49%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Belvidere discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.