East Central Reporter

Monroe Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Clark County schools, welcoming 486 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53.1% of them were boys, and 46.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 95.7% of the student body at Monroe Elementary School.

Among the eight schools in Clark County, North Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 391 students, while Casey-Westfield Junior/Senior High School welcomed 354 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Monroe Elementary School is a part of Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C, which generally encompasses schools within Clark County with its main office in Casey.

In the previous school year, Monroe Elementary School had the highest number of students among Clark County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 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 5 years.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Monroe Elementary School	Casey	486
North Elementary School	Marshall	391
Casey-Westfield Junior/Senior High School	Casey	354
Marshall High School	Marshall	340
South Elementary School	Marshall	277
Martinsville Elementary School	Martinsville	214
Marshall Junior High School	Marshall	176
Martinsville Junior-Senior High School	Martinsville	134