Carbondale Reporter

Jackson County schools welcomed 6,566 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 1.7% over the previous school year.

Jackson County had the 31st highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 50.5% boys, and 49.5% girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Jackson County students was white, making up about 58.4% of all the students.

Within Jackson County, Carbondale Community High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 930 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last five years.

School	City	Enrollment
Carbondale Community High School	Carbondale	930
Carbondale Middle School	Carbondale	452
Carruthers Elementary School	Murphysboro	387
DeSoto Elementary School	De Soto	177
Elverado High School	Elkville	117
Elverado Intermediate School	Vergennes	73
Elverado Junior High School	Vergennes	76
Elverado Primary School	Elkville	116
General John A. Logan Attendence Centre	Murphysboro	424
Giant City Elementary School	Carbondale	241
Lewis School	Carbondale	295
McElvain School	Murphysboro	91
Murphysboro High School	Murphysboro	579
Murphysboro Middle School	Murphysboro	425
Parrish Elementary School	Carbondale	466
Thomas Elementary School	Carbondale	300
Trico Elementary School	Campbell Hill	407
Trico Junior High School	Campbell Hill	177
Trico Senior High School	Campbell Hill	216
Unity Point Elementary School	Carbondale	617