Carbondale Reporter

Williamson County schools welcomed 9,621 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.9% from the previous school year, when there were 9,809 students enrolled in the county.

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

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.4% identified as male, and 47.6% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 80.8% of its student body.

Within Williamson County, Marion High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,083 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across 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. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School	City	Enrollment
Adams School	Creal Springs	263
Carterville High School	Carterville	629
Carterville Intermediate School	Carterville	515
Carterville Junior High School	Carterville	346
Crab Orchard Elementary School	Marion	342
Crab Orchard High School	Marion	137
Herrin Community Unit School District 4 Elementary School	Herrin	720
Herrin High School	Herrin	640
Herrin Middle School	Herrin	500
Jefferson Elementary School	Marion	348
Jefferson Elementary School	Johnston City	294
Johnston City High School	Johnston City	325
Lincoln Elementary School	Pittsburg	140
Lincoln Elementary School	Marion	494
Longfellow Elementary School	Marion	252
Marion High School	Marion	1,083
Marion Junior High School	Marion	697
North Side Primary Center	Herrin	460
Tri-C Elementary School	Carterville	657
Washington Elementary School	Marion	479
Washington Middle School	Johnston City	300