East Central Reporter

Douglas County schools welcomed 3,281 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.3% over the previous school year.

Douglas County had the 51st highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.5% boys, and 48.5% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 82.7% of its student body.

Within Douglas County, Arcola Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 404 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
Arcola Elementary School	Arcola	404
Arcola High School	Arcola	297
Arthur Grade School	Arthur	297
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School	Arthur	298
Atwood-Hammond Grade School	Atwood	256
East Prairie Middle School	Tuscola	303
Lovington Grade School	Lovington	173
North Ward Elementary School	Tuscola	372
Tuscola High School	Tuscola	272
Villa Grove Elementary School	Villa Grove	320
Villa Grove High School	Villa Grove	191
Villa Grove Junior High School	Villa Grove	98