Hancock County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

Dallas Elementary School District 327 Principal Mrs. Alissa Tucker (2023) | Dallas Elementary School District 327

By West Central Reporter

Jan 18, 2024

Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 had the highest enrollment among Hancock County districts, welcoming 551 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.6% of them were boys, and 49.4% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 90.6% of the Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328's total enrollment.

Among the eight districts in Hancock County, Southeastern Community Unit School District 337 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 457 students, while Carthage Elementary School District 317 welcomed 428 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 roughly covers schools within Hancock County with its main office in Hamilton.

In the previous school year, Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 also had the highest number of students among Hancock County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 Over 5 Years

Enrollment in Hancock County Districts During 2021-22 School Year

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328	Hamilton	551
Southeastern Community Unit School District 337	Augusta	457
Carthage Elementary School District 317	Carthage	428
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316	Warsaw	413
Illini West High School District 307	Carthage	337
Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325	Nauvoo	195
La Harpe Community School District 347	La Harpe	193
Dallas Elementary School District 327	Dallas City	178