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Macon County enrollment in 2023-24 school year

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Macon County schools welcomed 14,051 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.7% from the previous school year, when there were 14,153 students enrolled in the county.

Macon County had the 20th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.3% identified as male, and 48.7% as female.

The most represented ethnicity among Macon County students was white, making up about 56.2% of all the students.

Within Macon County, MacArthur High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 999 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.

Enrollment in Macon County Schools Over 7 Years

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Enrollment of Macon County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
American Dreamer STEM AcademyDecatur364
Argenta-Oreana Elementary SchoolOreana455
Argenta-Oreana High SchoolArgenta265
Argenta-Oreana Middle SchoolArgenta174
Dennis Elementary SchoolDecatur520
Eisenhower High SchoolDecatur885
Franklin Grove Elementary SchoolDecatur460
Hope AcademyDecatur527
Johns Hill Magnet SchoolDecatur625
MacArthur High SchoolDecatur999
Maroa-Forsyth Grade SchoolForsyth584
Maroa-Forsyth Middle SchoolMaroa245
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High SchoolMaroa337
McGaughey Elementary SchoolMount Zion366
Meridian Elementary SchoolBlue Mound466
Meridian High SchoolMacon288
Meridian Middle SchoolMacon198
Michael E. Baum Elementary SchoolDecatur323
Montessori Academy for PeaceDecatur648
Mt. Zion Elementary SchoolMount Zion347
Mt. Zion High SchoolMount Zion759
Mt. Zion Intermediate SchoolMount Zion521
Mt. Zion Junior High SchoolMount Zion398
Muffley Elementary SchoolDecatur389
Parsons Accelerated SchoolDecatur465
Robertson Charter SchoolDecatur329
Sangamon Valley High SchoolNiantic184
Sangamon Valley Primary SchoolHarristown157
South Shores Elementary SchoolDecatur320
Stephen Decatur Middle SchoolDecatur474
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary SchoolWarrensburg458
Warrensburg-Latham High SchoolWarrensburg307
Warrensburg-Latham Middle SchoolWarrensburg214

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