Carbondale Reporter

Herrin Community Unit School District 4 welcomed 2,316 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Herrin Community Unit School District 4 Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 677 students.

Herrin Community Unit School District 4 roughly covers schools within Williamson County and has a main office in Herrin.

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 (%)
Herrin Community Unit School District 4 Elementary School	677	-0.9%
North Side Primary Center	484	-1.4%
Herrin High School	660	-0.5%
Herrin Middle School	495	-1%