2023-24 school year sees 907 students enrolled at Red Hill Community Unit School District 10

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By East Central Reporter Reports

Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 welcomed 907 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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

Red Hill Junior/Senior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 392 students.

Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 roughly covers schools within Lawrence County and has a main office in Bridgeport.

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 Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 Over 4 Years