Total enrollment
7,074
-80 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
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).
4-year change in Belvidere
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
24,752
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
7,074
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
10
public K-12
| 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-school enrollment runs near 707, higher than the state mean of about 480.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 7,154 students in SY 2020-21 versus 7,074 in SY 2024-25.
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.