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Union County enrollment in 2022-23 school year

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Union County schools welcomed 2,456 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 2.7% from the previous school year, when there were 2,524 students enrolled in the county.

Union County had the 38th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.5% identified as female, and 49.5% as male.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 87.4% of its student body.

Within Union County, Anna-Jonesboro High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 470 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 7 Years

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Enrollment of Union County County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Anna Junior High SchoolAnna235
Anna-Jonesboro High SchoolAnna470
Cobden Elementary SchoolCobden207
Cobden High SchoolCobden159
Cobden Junior High SchoolCobden93
Davie Elementary SchoolAnna112
Dongola Elementary SchoolDongola122
Dongola High SchoolDongola55
Dongola Junior High SchoolDongola51
Jonesboro Elementary SchoolJonesboro330
Lick Creek Elementary SchoolBuncombe138
Lincoln Elementary SchoolAnna206
Shawnee Elementary SchoolWolf Lake149
Shawnee High SchoolWolf Lake66
Shawnee Junior High SchoolWolf Lake63

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