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348 students enrolled at Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 in 2022-23 school year

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 welcomed 348 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.6% increase over the previous school year.

Beecher City Grade School had the largest enrollment in the district with 190 students.

Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 roughly covers schools within Effingham County and has a main office in Beecher City.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Beecher City Grade School1908.6%
Beecher City Junior/Senior High School158-7.6%

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