East Central Reporter

Marshall Community Unit School District 2C had the highest enrollment among Clark County districts, welcoming 1,184 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.7% of them were boys, and 47.3% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 94% of the Marshall Community Unit School District 2C's total enrollment.

Among the three districts in Clark County, Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C ranked second in enrollment numbers with 840 students, while Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C welcomed 348 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Marshall Community Unit School District 2C roughly covers schools within Clark County with its main office in Marshall.

In the previous school year, Marshall Community Unit School District 2C also had the highest number of students among Clark County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Marshall Community Unit School District 2C	Marshall	1,184
Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C	Casey	840
Martinsville Community Unit School District 3C	Martinsville	348