Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 Principal Mr. Sy Stone (2023) | Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3
Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 Principal Mr. Sy Stone (2023) | Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 77.9% of the Marion Community Unit School District 2's total enrollment.
Among the five districts in Williamson County, Herrin Community Unit School District 4 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,337 students, while Carterville Community Unit School District 5 welcomed 2,200 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Marion Community Unit School District 2 roughly covers schools within Williamson County with its main office in Marion.
In the previous school year, Marion Community Unit School District 2 also had the highest number of students among Williamson County districts.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Marion Community Unit School District 2 | Marion | 3,695 |
| Herrin Community Unit School District 4 | Herrin | 2,337 |
| Carterville Community Unit School District 5 | Carterville | 2,200 |
| Johnston City Community Unit School District 1 | Johnston City | 1,036 |
| Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 | Marion | 480 |
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