Carbondale Reporter

Williamson County schools welcomed 9,748 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.6% over the previous school year.

Williamson County had the 23rd highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 52.4% boys, and 47.6% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 82.2% of its student body.

Within Williamson County, Marion High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,133 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
Adams School	Creal Springs	243
Carterville High School	Carterville	620
Carterville Intermediate School	Carterville	509
Carterville Junior High School	Carterville	369
Crab Orchard Elementary School	Marion	327
Crab Orchard High School	Marion	153
Herrin Community Unit School District 4 Elementary School	Herrin	683
Herrin High School	Herrin	663
Herrin Middle School	Herrin	500
Jefferson Elementary School	Marion	356
Jefferson Elementary School	Johnston City	270
Johnston City High School	Johnston City	320
Lincoln Elementary School	Pittsburg	127
Lincoln Elementary School	Marion	486
Longfellow Elementary School	Marion	249
Marion High School	Marion	1,133
Marion Junior High School	Marion	743
North Side Primary Center	Herrin	491
Tri-C Elementary School	Carterville	702
Washington Elementary School	Marion	485
Washington Middle School	Johnston City	319