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Johnson County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Vienna High School District 133 Principal Mr. Joshua Stafford (2023) | Vienna High School District 133

Vienna High School District 133 Principal Mr. Joshua Stafford (2023) | Vienna High School District 133

Goreville Community Unit School District 1 had the highest enrollment among Johnson County districts, welcoming 626 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 97.3% of the Goreville Community Unit School District 1's total enrollment.

Among the six districts in Johnson County, Vienna School District 55 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 384 students, while Vienna High School District 133 welcomed 316 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Goreville Community Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within Johnson County with its main office in Goreville.

In the previous school year, Goreville Community Unit School District 1 also had the highest number of students among Johnson County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Goreville Community Unit School District 1 Over 5 Years
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Enrollment in Johnson County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Goreville Community Unit School District 1Goreville626
Vienna School District 55Vienna384
Vienna High School District 133Vienna316
New Simpson Hill School District 32Tunnel Hill209
Cypress School District 64Cypress105
Buncombe Consolidated School District 43Buncombe58

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