South Central Reporter

Fayette County schools welcomed 2,590 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.3% from the previous school year.

Fayette County had the 44th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 52.4% boys, and 47.6% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 95% of its student body.

Within Fayette County, Vandalia Junior High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 514 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.

School	City	Enrollment
Brownstown Elementary School	Brownstown	245
Brownstown High School	Brownstown	89
Brownstown Junior High School	Brownstown	56
Ramsey Elementary School	Ramsey	204
Ramsey High School	Ramsey	209
St. Elmo Elementary School	St. Elmo	229
St. Elmo Junior High School	St. Elmo	57
St. Elmo Senior High School	St. Elmo	123
Vandalia Community High School	Vandalia	365
Vandalia Elementary School	Vandalia	499
Vandalia Junior High School	Vandalia	514