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Moultrie County schools welcomed 1,604 students in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

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Moultrie County schools welcomed 1,604 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 2.7% from the previous school year, when there were 1,649 students enrolled in the county.

Moultrie County had the 18th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.1% identified as male, and 47.9% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 94.1% of its student body.

Within Moultrie County, Sullivan Elementary School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 558 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 Moultrie County Schools Over 7 Years

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

SchoolCityEnrollment
Lovington Grade SchoolLovington145
Okaw Valley Elementary SchoolBethany169
Okaw Valley High SchoolBethany162
Sullivan Elementary SchoolSullivan558
Sullivan High SchoolSullivan320
Sullivan Middle SchoolSullivan250

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