Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 94.5% of the Porta Community Unit School District 202's total enrollment.
Among the three districts in Menard County, Athens Community Unit School District 213 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,024 students, while Greenview Community Unit School District 200 welcomed 197 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Porta Community Unit School District 202 roughly covers schools within Menard County with its main office in Petersburg.
In the previous school year, Athens Community Unit School District 213 had the highest number of students among Menard 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.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Porta Community Unit School District 202 | Petersburg | 1,063 |
| Athens Community Unit School District 213 | Athens | 1,024 |
| Greenview Community Unit School District 200 | Greenview | 197 |
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