Woodford County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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By Sangamon Sun

Jan 17, 2024

Eureka Community Unit School District 140 had the highest enrollment among Woodford County districts, welcoming 1,502 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.3% of them were boys, and 47.7% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 93.3% of the Eureka Community Unit School District 140's total enrollment.

Among the nine districts in Woodford County, El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,204 students, while County of Woodford School welcomed 933 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Eureka Community Unit School District 140 roughly covers schools within Woodford County with its main office in Eureka.

In the previous school year, Eureka Community Unit School District 140 also had the highest number of students among Woodford County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Eureka Community Unit School District 140 Over 5 Years

Enrollment in Woodford County Districts During 2021-22 School Year

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Eureka Community Unit School District 140	Eureka	1,502
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11	El Paso	1,204
County of Woodford School	Metamora	933
Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6	Minonk	850
Germantown Hills School District 69	Germantown Hills	811
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1	Metamora	795
Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60	Roanoke	437
Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District 21	Washburn	317
Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2	East Peoria	230