IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences
IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 88.2% of the Effingham Community Unit School District 40's total enrollment.
Among the five districts in Effingham County, Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,063 students, while Altamont Community Unit School District 10 welcomed 672 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Effingham Community Unit School District 40 roughly covers schools within Effingham County with its main office in Effingham.
In the previous school year, Effingham Community Unit School District 40 also had the highest number of students among Effingham 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Effingham Community Unit School District 40 | Effingham | 2,294 |
| Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 | Teutopolis | 1,063 |
| Altamont Community Unit School District 10 | Altamont | 672 |
| Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 | Dieterich | 568 |
| Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 | Beecher City | 346 |
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