West Central Reporter

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.

School	City	Enrollment
Eisenhower Elementary School	Jacksonville	306
Franklin East Grade School	Franklin	72
Franklin Elementary School	Franklin	62
Franklin Junior/Senior High School	Franklin	138
Jacksonville High School	Jacksonville	846
Jacksonville Middle School	Jacksonville	632
Lincoln Elementary School	Jacksonville	249
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School	Meredosia	113
Meredosia-Chambersburg High School	Meredosia	45
Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High School	Meredosia	53
Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School	Murrayville	117
North Jacksonville School	Jacksonville	157
South Jacksonville Elementary School	South Jacksonville	289
Triopia Grade School	Concord	203
Triopia Junior-Senior High School	Concord	183
Washington Elementary School	Jacksonville	271
Waverly Elementary School	Waverly	207
Waverly Junior and Senior High School	Waverly	128