East Central Reporter

Effingham County schools welcomed 4,824 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.6% over the previous school year, when there were 4,797 students enrolled in the county.

Effingham County had the 41st highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.9% identified as male, and 49.1% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 92% of its student body.

Within Effingham County, Effingham High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 686 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
Altamont Grade School	Altamont	469
Altamont High School	Altamont	208
Beecher City Grade School	Beecher City	199
Beecher City Junior/Senior High School	Beecher City	163
Central Grade School	Effingham	497
Dieterich Elementary School	Dieterich	342
Dieterich Junior/Senior High School	Dieterich	259
Early Learning Center	Effingham	141
Effingham High School	Effingham	686
Effingham Junior High School	Effingham	473
South Side Grade School	Effingham	275
Teutopolis Grade School	Teutopolis	601
Teutopolis High School	Teutopolis	337
Teutopolis Junior High School	Teutopolis	174