Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
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This is a 0.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Glenwood High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,433 students.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Chatham.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Middle School | 775 | 2.4% |
| Glenwood Elementary School | 607 | 2% |
| Ball Elementary School | 597 | -0.3% |
| Glenwood High School | 1,433 | -2.9% |
| Glenwood Intermediate School | 681 | -5.2% |
| Chatham Elementary School | 486 | 3.4% |
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