Macon Reporter

De Witt County schools welcomed 2,125 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 1.2% over the previous school year, when there were 2,099 students enrolled in the county.

De Witt County had the 33rd lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.8% identified as male, and 48.2% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 86.6% of its student body.

Within De Witt County, Clinton Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 489 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
Blue Ridge High School	Farmer City	184
Clinton Elementary School	Clinton	489
Clinton High School	Clinton	475
Clinton Junior High School	Clinton	378
Douglas Elementary School	Clinton	161
Lincoln Elementary School	Clinton	174
Ruth M. Schneider Elementary School	Farmer City	264