East Central Reporter

Robinson High School had the highest enrollment among Crawford County schools, welcoming 462 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, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 91.3% of the student body at Robinson High School.

Among the 10 schools in Crawford County, Washington Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 398 students, while Oblong Elementary School welcomed 395 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Robinson High School is a part of Robinson Community Unit School District 2, which generally encompasses schools within Crawford County with its main office in Robinson.

In the previous school year, Robinson High School had the highest number of students among Crawford 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
Robinson High School	Robinson	462
Washington Elementary School	Robinson	398
Oblong Elementary School	Oblong	395
Lincoln Elementary School	Robinson	347
Nuttall Middle School	Robinson	341
Palestine Grade School	Palestine	219
Hutsonville Elementary And Junior High School	Hutsonville	211
Oblong High School	Oblong	183
Hutsonville High School	Hutsonville	103
Palestine High School	Palestine	85