South Central Reporter

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.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Centralia High School	Centralia	849
Salem Community High School	Salem	691
Centralia Junior High School	Centralia	629
Franklin Park Middle School	Salem	521
Hawthorn Elementary School	Salem	392
Central City Elementary School	Centralia	360
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy School	Kinmundy	263
Schiller Elementary School	Centralia	260
Selmaville Elementary School	Salem	244
Jordan Elementary School	Centralia	231
Raccoon Consolidated Elementary School	Centralia	230
Iuka Community Consolidated School	Iuka	220
South Central High School	Farina	216
Sandoval Elementary School	Sandoval	201
Odin Attendance Center K-8	Odin	160
South Central Middle School	Kinmundy	133
Patoka Elementary School	Patoka	120
Sandoval Senior High School	Sandoval	108
Sandoval Junior High School	Sandoval	101
Odin Attendance Center 9-12	Odin	77
Patoka Senior High School	Patoka	66
Kell Grade School	Kell	65
Patoka Junior High School	Patoka	35