West Central Reporter

North Greene Unit School District 3 had the highest enrollment among Greene County districts, welcoming 820 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, 50.1% of them were girls, and 49.9% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 95.7% of the North Greene Unit School District 3's total enrollment.

Among the three districts in Greene County, Carrollton Community Unit School District 1 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 489 students, while Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 welcomed 403 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

North Greene Unit School District 3 roughly covers schools within Greene County with its main office in White Hall.

In the previous school year, North Greene Unit School District 3 also had the highest number of students among Greene 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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
North Greene Unit School District 3	White Hall	820
Carrollton Community Unit School District 1	Carrollton	489
Greenfield Community Unit School District 10	Greenfield	403