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2023-24 school year sees 278 students enrolled at Shawnee Community Unit School District 84

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Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 welcomed 278 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is unchanged from the previous school year.

Shawnee Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 133 students.

Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 roughly covers schools within Union County and has a main office in Wolf Lake.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 Over 4 Years
2020-212021-222022-232023-24284284269269278278278278
Student Enrollment in Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Shawnee Elementary School133-10.7%
Shawnee High School717.6%
Shawnee Junior High School7417.5%

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