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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Clinton County schools welcomed 5,088 students in 2021-22 school year

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Clinton County schools welcomed 5,088 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.6% from the previous school year.

Clinton County had the 39th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.8% boys, and 48.2% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 90.7% of its student body.

Within Clinton County, Central Community High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 616 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 Clinton County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Clinton County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Albers Elementary SchoolAlbers174
Aviston Elementary SchoolAviston407
Bartelso Elementary SchoolBartelso180
Beckemeyer Elementary SchoolBeckemeyer171
Breese Elementary SchoolBreese426
Carlyle Elementary SchoolCarlyle384
Carlyle High SchoolCarlyle300
Carlyle Junior High SchoolCarlyle309
Central Community High SchoolBreese616
Damiansville Elementary SchoolDamiansville91
Germantown Elementary SchoolGermantown236
New Baden Elementary SchoolNew Baden233
North Wamac Grade SchoolCentralia113
St. Rose Elementary SchoolBreese186
Trenton Elementary SchoolTrenton252
Wesclin Middle SchoolTrenton455
Wesclin Senior High SchoolTrenton386
Willow Grove Elementary SchoolCentralia169