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Shelby County schools welcomed 2,940 students in 2021-22 school year

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IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Shelby County schools welcomed 2,940 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of less than 0.1% over the previous school year.

Shelby County had the 48th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 53.2% boys, and 46.8% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 96% of its student body.

Within Shelby County, Moulton Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 415 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.

Enrollment in Shelby County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Shelby County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Bond Primary SchoolAssumption133
Central A&M High SchoolMoweaqua223
Central A&M Middle SchoolAssumption146
Cowden-Herrick Grade SchoolHerrick139
Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High SchoolCowden159
Gregory Intermediate SchoolMoweaqua188
Main Street Elementary SchoolShelbyville349
Moulton Elementary SchoolShelbyville415
Shelbyville High SchoolShelbyville351
Shelbyville Kindergarten CenterShelbyville97
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary SchoolStrasburg279
Stewardson-Strasburg High SchoolStrasburg122
Windsor Elementary SchoolWindsor207
Windsor Junior and Senior High SchoolWindsor132