Calhoun County enrollment in 2021-22 school year

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

By West Central Reporter

Calhoun County schools welcomed 596 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is unchanged from the previous school year.

Calhoun County had the third lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 53% boys, and 47% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 95% of its student body.

Within Calhoun County, Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 333 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

Enrollment in Calhoun County Schools Over 5 Years