East Central Reporter

Clark County schools welcomed 2,409 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.4% from the previous school year, when there were 2,444 students enrolled in the county.

Clark County had the 39th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.1% identified as male, and 48.9% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 94.1% of its student body.

Within Clark County, Monroe Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 515 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across 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. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School	City	Enrollment
Casey-Westfield Junior/Senior High School	Casey	370
Marshall High School	Marshall	330
Marshall Junior High School	Marshall	194
Martinsville Elementary School	Martinsville	230
Martinsville Junior-Senior High School	Martinsville	132
Monroe Elementary School	Casey	515
North Elementary School	Marshall	357
South Elementary School	Marshall	281