West Central Reporter

Pike County schools welcomed 2,346 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 3.8% over the previous school year.

Pike County had the 35th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 52.2% boys, and 47.8% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 96.3% of its student body.

Within Pike County, Pikeland Community School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 496 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.

School	City	Enrollment
Griggsville-Perry High School	Griggsville	96
Griggsville-Perry Middle School	Perry	96
Griggsville-Perry Primary School	Griggsville	128
Pikeland Community School	Pittsfield	496
Pittsfield High School	Pittsfield	351
Pittsfield South Elementary School	Pittsfield	317
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Pleasant Hill	246
Pleasant Hill High School	Pleasant Hill	95
Western Barry Elementary School	Barry	221
Western High School	Barry	116
Western Junior High School	Kinderhook	184