Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
This is a 3.5% increase over the previous school year.
Macomb Senior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 592 students.
Macomb Community Unit School District 185 roughly covers schools within McDonough County and has a main office in Macomb.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School | 543 | 10.6% |
| Macomb Junior High School | 304 | -1% |
| Edison Elementary School | 427 | -1.8% |
| Macomb Senior High School | 592 | 1% |
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