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Johnson County Schools: Goreville Elementary School welcomed the most students in 2021-22 school year

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Vienna High School Principal Mr. John Giffin (2023) | Vienna High School

Vienna High School Principal Mr. John Giffin (2023) | Vienna High School

Goreville Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Johnson County schools, welcoming 459 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 97.8% of the student body at Goreville Elementary School.

Among the seven schools in Johnson County, Vienna Elementary School District 55 ranked second in enrollment with 384 students, while Vienna High School welcomed 316 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Goreville Elementary School is a part of Goreville Community Unit School District 1, which generally encompasses schools within Johnson County with its main office in Goreville.

In the previous school year, Goreville Elementary School had the highest number of students among Johnson County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 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 5 years.

Enrollment in Johnson County Over 4 Years
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Demographics in Johnson County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal Enrolment
Goreville Elementary SchoolGoreville459
Vienna Elementary School District 55Vienna384
Vienna High SchoolVienna316
New Simpson Hill School District 32Tunnel Hill209
Goreville High SchoolGoreville167
Cypress Elementary SchoolCypress105
Buncombe Consolidated SchoolBuncombe58

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