East Central Reporter

Effingham County schools welcomed 4,835 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.6% from the previous school year.

Effingham County had the 41st highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 50.8% boys, and 49.2% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 92.7% of its student body.

Within Effingham County, Effingham High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 735 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
Altamont Grade School	Altamont	434
Altamont High School	Altamont	238
Beecher City Grade School	Beecher City	175
Beecher City Junior/Senior High School	Beecher City	171
Central Grade School	Effingham	486
Dieterich Elementary School	Dieterich	337
Dieterich Junior/Senior High School	Dieterich	231
Early Learning Center	Effingham	149
Effingham High School	Effingham	735
Effingham Junior High School	Effingham	537
South Side Grade School	Effingham	279
Teutopolis Grade School	Teutopolis	575
Teutopolis High School	Teutopolis	327
Teutopolis Junior High School	Teutopolis	161