West Central Reporter

Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School had the highest enrollment among Calhoun County schools, welcoming 333 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, 56.5% of them were boys, and 43.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 95.5% of the student body at Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School.

Among the four schools in Calhoun County, Calhoun High School ranked second in enrollment with 156 students, while Brussels High School welcomed 57 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School is a part of Calhoun Community Unit School District 40, which generally encompasses schools within Calhoun County with its main office in Hardin.

In the previous school year, Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School had the highest number of students among Calhoun 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
Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School	Hardin	333
Calhoun High School	Hardin	156
Brussels High School	Brussels	57
Brussels Grade School	Brussels	50