Sangamon Sun

Normal Community High School had the highest enrollment among McLean County schools, welcoming 2,098 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 60.8% of the student body at Normal Community High School.

Among the 53 schools in McLean County, Normal Community West High School ranked second in enrollment with 1,590 students, while Bloomington High School welcomed 1,506 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Normal Community High School is a part of McLean County Unit School District 5, which generally encompasses schools within McLean County with its main office in Normal.

In the previous school year, Normal Community High School had the highest number of students among McLean County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Normal Community High School	Normal	2,098
Normal Community West High School	Normal	1,590
Bloomington High School	Bloomington	1,506
Bloomington Junior High School	Bloomington	1,056
Kingsley Junior High School	Normal	778
Evans Junior High School	Bloomington	731
Parkside Junior High School	Normal	650
Chiddix Junior High School	Normal	631
Benjamin Elementary School	Bloomington	577
Grove Elementary School	Normal	540
Heyworth Elementary School	Heyworth	497
Olympia High School	Stanford	493
Northpoint Elementary School	Bloomington	486
Tri-Valley Middle School	Downs	458
Prairieland Elementary School	Normal	455
Oakland Elementary School	Bloomington	442
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Bloomington	440
Leroy Elementary School	Le Roy	437
Colene Hoose Elementary School	Normal	403
Oakdale Elementary School	Normal	392
Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	Heyworth	386
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Normal	385
Olympia Middle School	Stanford	382
Sheridan Elementary School	Bloomington	374
Bent Elementary School	Bloomington	367
Stevenson Elementary School	Bloomington	359
Irving Elementary School	Bloomington	348
Washington Elementary School	Bloomington	343
Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Bloomington	326
Tri-Valley Elementary School	Downs	323
Olympia South Elementary School	Atlanta	312
Parkside Elementary School	Normal	310
Fairview Elementary School	Normal	303
Tri-Valley High School	Downs	298
Olympia North Elementary School	Danvers	290
Fox Creek Elementary School	Bloomington	272
Hudson Elementary School	Hudson	234
Lexington Elementary School	Lexington	231
Olympia West Elementary School	Minier	229
Ridgeview Elementary School	Colfax	227
Leroy High School	Le Roy	222
Brigham Elementary	Bloomington	222
Glenn Elementary School	Normal	219
Sarah A. Raymond School of Early Educational	Bloomington	187
Towanda Elementary School	Towanda	180
Ridgeview High School	Colfax	159
Lexington High School	Lexington	148
Ridgeview Junior High School	Colfax	145
Leroy Junior High School	Le Roy	122
Lexington Junior High School	Lexington	110
Carlock Elementary School	Carlock	106
Eugene Field School	Normal	47