West Central Reporter

Pike County schools welcomed 2,403 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 2.3% over the previous school year, when there were 2,350 students enrolled in the county.

Pike County had the 38th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.2% identified as male, and 48.8% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 94.9% of its student body.

Within Pike County, Pikeland Community School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 488 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
Griggsville-Perry High School	Griggsville	103
Griggsville-Perry Middle School	Perry	88
Griggsville-Perry Primary School	Griggsville	142
Pikeland Community School	Pittsfield	488
Pittsfield High School	Pittsfield	343
Pittsfield South Elementary School	Pittsfield	348
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Pleasant Hill	262
Pleasant Hill High School	Pleasant Hill	103
Western Barry Elementary School	Barry	238
Western High School	Barry	135
Western Junior High School	Kinderhook	153