Coles County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year

Mattoon Middle School Principal Mr. Chad Arnold (2023) | Mattoon Middle School

By East Central Reporter Reports

Dec 2, 2023

Mattoon High School had the highest enrollment among Coles County schools, welcoming 947 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, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 85.3% of the student body at Mattoon High School.

Among the 13 schools in Coles County, Charleston High School ranked second in enrollment with 754 students, while Arland D. Williams Junior Elementary School welcomed 666 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Mattoon High School had the highest number of students among Coles 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.

Enrollment in Coles County Over 4 Years

Demographics in Coles County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Mattoon High School	Mattoon	947
Charleston High School	Charleston	754
Arland D. Williams Junior Elementary School	Mattoon	666
Mattoon Middle School	Mattoon	662
Riddle Elementary School	Mattoon	614
Jefferson Elementary School	Charleston	541
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	Charleston	529
Charleston Middle School	Charleston	386
Mark Twain Elementary School	Charleston	229
Lake Crest Elementary School	Oakland	187
Franklin Elementary School	Mattoon	170
Ashmore Elementary School	Ashmore	86
Oakland High School	Oakland	70