How many students were enrolled in Richland County in 2022-23 school year?

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By East Central Reporter Reports

Richland County schools welcomed 2,254 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 2.7% over the previous school year, when there were 2,194 students enrolled in the county.

Richland County had the 32nd lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.1% identified as male, and 47.9% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 91.1% of its student body.

Within Richland County, Richland County Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,090 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 Richland County Schools Over 7 Years