Macon Reporter

Clinton High School had the highest enrollment among De Witt County schools, welcoming 474 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 55.1% of them were boys, and 44.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 86.9% of the student body at Clinton High School.

Among the eight schools in De Witt County, Clinton Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 468 students, while Clinton Junior High School welcomed 375 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Clinton High School is a part of Clinton Community Unit School District 15, which generally encompasses schools within De Witt County with its main office in Clinton.

In the previous school year, Clinton High School had the highest number of students among De Witt County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 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 5 years.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Clinton High School	Clinton	474
Clinton Elementary School	Clinton	468
Clinton Junior High School	Clinton	375
Ruth M. Schneider Elementary School	Farmer City	254
Blue Ridge Intermediate and Junior High School	Mansfield	204
Lincoln Elementary School	Clinton	188
Blue Ridge High School	Farmer City	185
Douglas Elementary School	Clinton	168