East Central Reporter

Cumberland Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Cumberland County schools, welcoming 410 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, 54.1% of them were boys, and 45.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 95.9% of the student body at Cumberland Elementary School.

Among the five schools in Cumberland County, Cumberland Middle School ranked second in enrollment with 291 students, while Cumberland High School welcomed 287 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Cumberland Elementary School is a part of Cumberland Community Unit School District 77, which generally encompasses schools within Cumberland County with its main office in Toledo.

In the previous school year, Cumberland Elementary School had the highest number of students among Cumberland 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
Cumberland Elementary School	Toledo	410
Cumberland Middle School	Toledo	291
Cumberland High School	Toledo	287
Neoga Junior/Senior High School	Neoga	277
Neoga Elementary School	Neoga	206