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2,034 students enrolled in Massac County in 2021-22 school year

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IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Massac County schools welcomed 2,034 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 3.8% from the previous school year.

Massac County had the 27th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.2% boys, and 48.8% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 80.3% of its student body.

Within Massac County, Massac County High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 531 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 in Massac County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Massac County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Brookport Elementary SchoolBrookport164
Franklin Elementary SchoolMetropolis121
Jefferson Elementary SchoolMetropolis98
Joppa Junior & Senior High SchoolJoppa89
Maple Grove Elementary SchoolMetropolis127
Massac County High SchoolMetropolis531
Massac Junior High SchoolMetropolis275
Metropolis Elementary SchoolMetropolis491
Unity Elementary SchoolBrookport138

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