Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
This is a decrease of 0.9% from the previous school year, when there were 776 students enrolled in the county.
Pulaski County had the ninth lowest enrollment numbers in the state.
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.6% identified as female, and 49.4% as male.
The most represented ethnicity among Pulaski County students was white, making up about 55.7% of all the students.
Within Pulaski County, Meridian Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 236 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 Pulaski County County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
| School | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Century Elementary School | Ullin | 166 |
| Century Junior/Senior High School | Ullin | 161 |
| Meridian Elementary School | Mounds | 236 |
| Meridian High School | Mounds | 206 |
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