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Union County enrollment in 2021-22 school year

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Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Union County schools welcomed 2,524 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 4.2% from the previous school year.

Union County had the 41st lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 50% boys, and 50% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 87.1% of its student body.

Within Union County, Anna-Jonesboro High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 504 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 Union County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Union County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Anna Junior High SchoolAnna260
Anna-Jonesboro High SchoolAnna504
Cobden Elementary SchoolCobden196
Cobden High SchoolCobden172
Cobden Junior High SchoolCobden95
Davie Elementary SchoolAnna116
Dongola Elementary SchoolDongola128
Dongola High SchoolDongola61
Dongola Junior High SchoolDongola48
Jonesboro Elementary SchoolJonesboro345
Lick Creek Elementary SchoolBuncombe138
Lincoln Elementary SchoolAnna192
Shawnee Elementary SchoolWolf Lake147
Shawnee High SchoolWolf Lake65
Shawnee Junior High SchoolWolf Lake57