Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
This is a decrease of 8.5% from the previous school year.
Alexander County had the fourth lowest enrollment numbers in the state.
According to the data, the student body comprised of 52% girls, and 48% boys.
The most represented ethnicity among Alexander County students was white, making up about 46.8% of all the students.
Within Alexander County, Egyptian Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 166 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.
Enrollment of Alexander County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
| School | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo Elementary School | Cairo | 163 |
| Cairo Junior/Senior High School | Cairo | 108 |
| Egyptian Elementary School | Tamms | 166 |
| Egyptian Junior High School | Tamms | 68 |
| Egyptian Senior High School | Tamms | 108 |
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