Highland Community Unit School District 5 welcomed 2,710 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 1.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Highland High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 836 students.
Highland Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Madison County and has a main office in Highland.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 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 many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School | 503 | -2.7% |
| Highland Middle School | 612 | 0.8% |
| Highland Primary School | 540 | -7.1% |
| Grantfork Upper Elementary School | 63 | 23.5% |
| Alhambra Primary School | 156 | -7.1% |
| Highland High School | 836 | -0.1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
