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2023-24 school year sees 12,849 students enrolled at Springfield School District 186

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Jennifer Gill Superintendent at Springfield School District 186 | Official Website

Jennifer Gill Superintendent at Springfield School District 186 | Official Website

Springfield School District 186 welcomed 12,849 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Springfield High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,414 students.

Springfield School District 186 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Springfield.

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 Springfield School District 186 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Springfield School District 186 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Lincoln Magnet School3000.7%
Jane Addams Elementary School259-9.1%
Jefferson Middle School483-8.5%
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School212-4.9%
Enos Elementary School241-5.5%
Feitshans Elementary School273-6.8%
Lindsay School45812.8%
Iles Elementary School4063.8%
Laketown Elementary School124-22.5%
Owen Marsh Elementary School2920.7%
Benjamin Franklin Middle School693-2%
Harvard Park Elementary School3491.5%
Sandburg Elementary School2781.8%
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School248-0.8%
Fairview Elementary School2947.3%
Southern View Elementary School15414.9%
Springfield Southeast High School1,131-7.1%
Edwin A. Lee Elementary School1897.4%
Wilcox Elementary School2562.4%
Springfield High School1,414-1.7%
Washington Middle School512-1.5%
Hazel Dell Elementary School113-7.4%
Lanphier High School1,0361.8%
McClernand Elementary School1931.6%
Black Hawk Elementary School2616.5%
Butler Elementary School3507.7%
Dubois Elementary School4363.1%
U.S. Grant Middle School515-0.6%
Springfield Ball Charter School3942.6%
Ridgely Elementary School297-3.6%

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