West Central Reporter

Schuyler County schools welcomed 926 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.3% over the previous school year, when there were 923 students enrolled in the county.

Schuyler County had the 13th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.6% identified as female, and 47.4% as male.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 88.4% of its student body.

Within Schuyler County, Rushville-Industry High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 292 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
Rushville-Industry High School	Rushville	292
Schuyler Industry Middle School	Rushville	253
Washington Elementary School	Rushville	201
Webster Elementary School	Rushville	180