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Montgomery County enrollment in 2021-22 school year

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Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Montgomery County schools welcomed 3,733 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.

Montgomery County had the 49th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.1% boys, and 48.9% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 93.3% of its student body.

Within Montgomery County, Beckemeyer Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 646 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 Montgomery County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Montgomery County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Beckemeyer Elementary SchoolHillsboro646
Farmersville Elementary SchoolFarmersville92
Hillsboro High SchoolHillsboro467
Hillsboro Junior High SchoolHillsboro328
J.D. Colt Elementary SchoolLitchfield179
Lincolnwood High SchoolRaymond129
Lincolnwood Junior High SchoolRaymond95
Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield274
Litchfield PrekindergartenLitchfield118
Litchfield Senior High SchoolLitchfield378
Madison Park Elementary SchoolLitchfield146
Nokomis Junior/Senior High SchoolNokomis305
North Elementary SchoolNokomis287
Raymond Grade SchoolRaymond127
Russell Elementary SchoolLitchfield162