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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Effingham County Schools: Effingham High School welcomed the most students in 2021-22 school year

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South Side Grade School Principal Mrs. Jammie Hannon (2023) | South Side Grade School

South Side Grade School Principal Mrs. Jammie Hannon (2023) | South Side Grade School

Effingham High School had the highest enrollment among Effingham County schools, welcoming 735 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, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 87.9% of the student body at Effingham High School.

Among the 14 schools in Effingham County, Teutopolis Grade School ranked second in enrollment with 575 students, while Effingham Junior High School welcomed 537 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Effingham High School is a part of Effingham Community Unit School District 40, which generally encompasses schools within Effingham County with its main office in Effingham.

In the previous school year, Effingham High School had the highest number of students among Effingham 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 Effingham County Over 4 Years
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Demographics in Effingham County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal Enrolment
Effingham High SchoolEffingham735
Teutopolis Grade SchoolTeutopolis575
Effingham Junior High SchoolEffingham537
Central Grade SchoolEffingham486
Altamont Grade SchoolAltamont434
Dieterich Elementary SchoolDieterich337
Teutopolis High SchoolTeutopolis327
South Side Grade SchoolEffingham279
Altamont High SchoolAltamont238
Dieterich Junior/Senior High SchoolDieterich231
Beecher City Grade SchoolBeecher City175
Beecher City Junior/Senior High SchoolBeecher City171
Teutopolis Junior High SchoolTeutopolis161
Early Learning CenterEffingham149

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