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There were 166 students enrolled in Egyptian Elementary School in 2021-22 school year

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Egyptian Elementary School Principal Carie Arbuckle (2023) | Egyptian Elementary School

Egyptian Elementary School Principal Carie Arbuckle (2023) | Egyptian Elementary School

Egyptian Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Alexander County schools, welcoming 166 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, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 77.1% of the student body at Egyptian Elementary School.

Among the five schools in Alexander County, Cairo Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 163 students, while Cairo Junior/Senior High School welcomed 108 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Egyptian Elementary School is a part of Egyptian Community Unit School District 5, which generally encompasses schools within Alexander County with its main office in Tamms.

In the previous school year, Egyptian Elementary School had the highest number of students among Alexander 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 Alexander County Over 4 Years
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Demographics in Alexander County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal Enrolment
Egyptian Elementary SchoolTamms166
Cairo Elementary SchoolCairo163
Cairo Junior/Senior High SchoolCairo108
Egyptian Senior High SchoolTamms108
Egyptian Junior High SchoolTamms68

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