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Christian County enrollment in 2021-22 school year

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Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Christian County schools welcomed 4,200 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.1% from the previous school year.

Christian County had the 43rd highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 50% boys, and 50% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 93.1% of its student body.

Within Christian County, Taylorville Senior High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 785 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in 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. 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 five years.

Enrollment in Christian County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Christian County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Edinburg Elementary SchoolEdinburg107
Edinburg High SchoolEdinburg69
Edinburg Junior High SchoolEdinburg48
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPana230
Memorial Elementary SchoolTaylorville272
Morrisonville Elementary SchoolMorrisonville158
Morrisonville High SchoolMorrisonville76
Morrisonville Junior High SchoolMorrisonville43
North Elementary SchoolTaylorville514
Pana Junior High SchoolPana270
Pana Senior High SchoolPana380
South Fork Elementary SchoolKincaid155
South Fork Junior Senior High SchoolKincaid152
Taylorville Junior High SchoolTaylorville676
Taylorville Senior High SchoolTaylorville785
Washington Elementary SchoolPana265