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Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 enrollment in 2022-23 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 welcomed 1,237 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Farmingdale Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 467 students.

Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Pleasant Plains.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 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 many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Farmingdale Elementary School4672%
Pleasant Plains High School393-2.7%
Pleasant Plains Middle School377-1.6%

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