Total enrollment
836
+11 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Galena USD 120
Illinois · 836 students · 1 city
In Illinois's Galena USD 120, public K-12 schools total 3 and serve approximately 836 students (an average of 279 per school).
4-year change in Galena USD 120
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
-1 (-33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Galena USD 120 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #399 of 508 | #7,601 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 2 | #441 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #103 of 506 | #1,897 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 32.1% | #355 of 456 | #6,421 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Galena USD 120
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 584 to 836 students (up 43%) and from 42 to 70 full-time teachers (up 67%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena Elementary and Middle Sch | Galena | Elementary | PK-08 | 576 |
| Galena High School | Galena | High | 09-12 | 260 |
| Galena Middle School | Galena | Combined | M-M | · |
About Galena USD 120
As a low-population district in Illinois, Galena USD 120 hosts 836 students across 3 schools.
On the school-mix side, Galena USD 120 is built around 1 elementary, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Galena USD 120 runs about 279 students per school, 42% lower than the state mean of roughly 480.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Galena USD 120 has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 825 students to 836. Over that span, Galena USD 120 lost 1 school, going from 3 to 2.
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