West Central Reporter

Winchester Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Scott County schools, welcoming 401 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.4% of them were boys, and 47.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 98.3% of the student body at Winchester Elementary School.

Among the five schools in Scott County, Winchester High School ranked second in enrollment with 184 students, while Bluffs Elementary School welcomed 78 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Winchester Elementary School is a part of Winchester Community Unit School District 1, which generally encompasses schools within Scott County with its main office in Winchester.

In the previous school year, Winchester Elementary School had the highest number of students among Scott County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Winchester Elementary School	Winchester	401
Winchester High School	Winchester	184
Bluffs Elementary School	Bluffs	78
Bluffs High School	Bluffs	60
Bluffs Junior High School	Bluffs	43