South Central Reporter

Central Community High School District 71 welcomed 617 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.2% increase over the previous school year.

Central Community High School is the only school in the district with 617 students.

Central Community High School District 71 roughly covers schools within Clinton County and has a main office in Breese.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School	Enrollment	Change from Previous Year (%)
Central Community High School	617	0.2%