Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
This is a 1.6% increase over the previous school year.
Cantrall Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 355 students.
Athens Community Unit School District 213 roughly covers schools within Menard and Sangamon Counties and has a main office in Athens.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cantrall Elementary School | 355 | 9.2% |
| Cantrall Intermediate School | 209 | -1.9% |
| Athens Junior High School | 146 | -9.3% |
| Athens Senior High School | 311 | 1.6% |
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