West Central Reporter

Rushville-Industry High School had the highest enrollment among Schuyler County schools, welcoming 273 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, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.8% of the student body at Rushville-Industry High School.

Among the four schools in Schuyler County, Schuyler Industry Middle School ranked second in enrollment with 271 students, while Washington Elementary School welcomed 210 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Rushville-Industry High School is a part of Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5, which generally encompasses schools within Schuyler County with its main office in Rushville.

In the previous school year, Schuyler Industry Middle School had the highest number of students among Schuyler 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
Rushville-Industry High School	Rushville	273
Schuyler Industry Middle School	Rushville	271
Washington Elementary School	Rushville	210
Webster Elementary School	Rushville	173