East Central Reporter

Coles County schools welcomed 5,671 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 2.1% over the previous school year.

Coles County had the 36th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 50.6% boys, and 49.4% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 82.4% of its student body.

Within Coles County, Mattoon High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 947 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

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