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Porta Community Unit School District 202 welcomes 1,057 students in 2022-23 school year

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Porta Community Unit School District 202 welcomed 1,057 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.

Porta High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 424 students.

Porta Community Unit School District 202 roughly covers schools within Menard County and has a main office in Petersburg.

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 Porta Community Unit School District 202 Over 4 Years
2019-202020-212021-222022-2311271127102310231063106310571057
Student Enrollment in Porta Community Unit School District 202 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Porta High School4240.2%
Petersburg Elementary School347-5.2%
Porta Central School2864.4%

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