West Central Reporter

Morgan County schools welcomed 4,138 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.8% over the previous school year, when there were 4,105 students enrolled in the county.

Morgan County had the 45th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.7% identified as male, and 48.3% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 80.1% of its student body.

Within Morgan County, Jacksonville High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 840 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
Eisenhower Elementary School	Jacksonville	306
Franklin East Grade School	Franklin	70
Franklin Elementary School	Franklin	56
Franklin Junior/Senior High School	Franklin	154
Jacksonville High School	Jacksonville	840
Jacksonville Middle School	Jacksonville	704
Lincoln Elementary School	Jacksonville	267
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School	Meredosia	107
Meredosia-Chambersburg High School	Meredosia	47
Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High School	Meredosia	43
Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School	Murrayville	125
North Jacksonville School	Jacksonville	156
South Jacksonville Elementary School	South Jacksonville	309
Triopia Grade School	Concord	202
Triopia Junior-Senior High School	Concord	184
Washington Elementary School	Jacksonville	228
Waverly Elementary School	Waverly	211
Waverly Junior and Senior High School	Waverly	129