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Marion County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year

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Centralia High School Principal Reid Shipley (2023) | Centralia High School

Centralia High School Principal Reid Shipley (2023) | Centralia High School

Centralia High School had the highest enrollment among Marion County schools, welcoming 849 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.6% of the students were girls, and 49.4% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 74.7% of the student body at Centralia High School.

Among the 24 schools in Marion County, Salem Community High School ranked second in enrollment with 691 students, while Centralia Junior High School welcomed 629 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Centralia High School is a part of Centralia High School District 200, which generally encompasses schools within Marion County with its main office in Centralia.

In the previous school year, Centralia High School had the highest number of students among Marion County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Marion County Over 4 Years
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Demographics in Marion County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal Enrolment
Centralia High SchoolCentralia849
Salem Community High SchoolSalem691
Centralia Junior High SchoolCentralia629
Franklin Park Middle SchoolSalem521
Hawthorn Elementary SchoolSalem392
Central City Elementary SchoolCentralia360
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy SchoolKinmundy263
Schiller Elementary SchoolCentralia260
Selmaville Elementary SchoolSalem244
Jordan Elementary SchoolCentralia231
Raccoon Consolidated Elementary SchoolCentralia230
Iuka Community Consolidated SchoolIuka220
South Central High SchoolFarina216
Sandoval Elementary SchoolSandoval201
Odin Attendance Center K-8Odin160
South Central Middle SchoolKinmundy133
Patoka Elementary SchoolPatoka120
Sandoval Senior High SchoolSandoval108
Sandoval Junior High SchoolSandoval101
Odin Attendance Center 9-12Odin77
Patoka Senior High SchoolPatoka66
Kell Grade SchoolKell65
Patoka Junior High SchoolPatoka35

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