Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 welcomed 322 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 2.2% increase over the previous school year.
Northwestern Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 190 students.
Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 roughly covers schools within Macoupin County and has a main office in Palmyra.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern High School | 92 | 12.2% |
| Northwestern Junior High School | 40 | -23.1% |
| Northwestern Elementary School | 190 | 5% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
