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Moultrie County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 Principal Mr. Ted Walk (2023) | Sullivan Community Unit School District 300

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 Principal Mr. Ted Walk (2023) | Sullivan Community Unit School District 300

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 had the highest enrollment among Moultrie County districts, welcoming 1,155 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 92.6% of the Sullivan Community Unit School District 300's total enrollment.

Among the two districts in Moultrie County, Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 481 students.

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 roughly covers schools within Moultrie County with its main office in Sullivan.

In the previous school year, Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 also had the highest number of students among Moultrie County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 Over 5 Years
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Enrollment in Moultrie County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Sullivan Community Unit School District 300Sullivan1,155
Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302Bethany481

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