Carbondale Reporter

Williamson County schools welcomed 9,809 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.6% over the previous school year, when there were 9,748 students enrolled in the county.

Williamson County had the 24th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.5% identified as male, and 47.5% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 81% of its student body.

Within Williamson County, Marion High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,139 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	259
Carterville High School	Carterville	618
Carterville Intermediate School	Carterville	518
Carterville Junior High School	Carterville	362
Crab Orchard Elementary School	Marion	336
Crab Orchard High School	Marion	147
Herrin Community Unit School District 4 Elementary School	Herrin	677
Herrin High School	Herrin	660
Herrin Middle School	Herrin	495
Jefferson Elementary School	Marion	393
Jefferson Elementary School	Johnston City	303
Johnston City High School	Johnston City	330
Lincoln Elementary School	Pittsburg	136
Lincoln Elementary School	Marion	490
Longfellow Elementary School	Marion	241
Marion High School	Marion	1,139
Marion Junior High School	Marion	721
North Side Primary Center	Herrin	484
Tri-C Elementary School	Carterville	700
Washington Elementary School	Marion	487
Washington Middle School	Johnston City	313