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Morgan County enrollment in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Morgan County schools welcomed 4,071 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.6% from the previous school year, when there were 4,138 students enrolled in the county.

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

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.9% identified as male, and 48.1% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 80.2% of its student body.

Within Morgan County, Jacksonville High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 846 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across 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. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

Enrollment in Morgan County Schools Over 7 Years

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Enrollment of Morgan County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Eisenhower Elementary SchoolJacksonville306
Franklin East Grade SchoolFranklin72
Franklin Elementary SchoolFranklin62
Franklin Junior/Senior High SchoolFranklin138
Jacksonville High SchoolJacksonville846
Jacksonville Middle SchoolJacksonville632
Lincoln Elementary SchoolJacksonville249
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary SchoolMeredosia113
Meredosia-Chambersburg High SchoolMeredosia45
Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High SchoolMeredosia53
Murrayville-Woodson Elementary SchoolMurrayville117
North Jacksonville SchoolJacksonville157
South Jacksonville Elementary SchoolSouth Jacksonville289
Triopia Grade SchoolConcord203
Triopia Junior-Senior High SchoolConcord183
Washington Elementary SchoolJacksonville271
Waverly Elementary SchoolWaverly207
Waverly Junior and Senior High SchoolWaverly128

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