East Central Reporter

Lawrence County schools welcomed 1,918 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 1,945 students enrolled in the county.

Lawrence County had the 28th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.9% identified as male, and 48.1% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 92.8% of its student body.

Within Lawrence County, Parkside Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 510 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
Bridgeport Grade School	Bridgeport	304
Lawrenceville High School	Lawrenceville	284
Parkside Elementary School	Lawrenceville	510
Parkview Junior High School	Lawrenceville	217
Red Hill Junior/Senior High School	Bridgeport	392
Sumner Attendance Center	Sumner	211