South Central Reporter

Washington County schools welcomed 1,735 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 1% over the previous school year, when there were 1,717 students enrolled in the county.

Washington County had the 23rd lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.5% identified as female, and 48.5% as male.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 93.4% of its student body.

Within Washington County, Nashville Grade School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 569 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
Ashley Community Consolidated School	Ashley	129
Irvington Elementary School	Irvington	69
Nashville Community High School	Nashville	383
Nashville Grade School	Nashville	569
Oakdale Grade School	Oakdale	59
Okawville Grade School	Okawville	283
Okawville Junior/Senior High School	Okawville	243