Macoupin County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 Principal Mr. Shane Owsley (2023) | Gillespie Community Unit School District 7

By South Central Reporter

Jan 20, 2024

Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 had the highest enrollment among Macoupin County districts, welcoming 1,320 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 54.2% of them were boys, and 45.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 92.2% of the Carlinville Community Unit School District 1's total enrollment.

Among the eight districts in Macoupin County, Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,226 students, while Staunton Community Unit School District 6 welcomed 1,213 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within Macoupin County with its main office in Carlinville.

In the previous school year, Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 also had the highest number of students among Macoupin County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 Over 5 Years

Enrollment in Macoupin County Districts During 2021-22 School Year

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Carlinville Community Unit School District 1	Carlinville	1,320
Southwestern Community Unit School District 9	Brighton	1,226
Staunton Community Unit School District 6	Staunton	1,213
North Mac Community Unit School District 34	Girard	1,166
Gillespie Community Unit School District 7	Gillespie	1,140
Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8	Bunker Hill	579
Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5	Mount Olive	472
Northwestern Community Unit School District 2	Palmyra	326