2021-22 school year sees 506 students enrolled at Marissa Community Unit School District 40

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

By Metro East Sun

Sep 19, 2023

Marissa Community Unit School District 40 welcomed 506 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.6% decrease from the previous school year.

Marissa Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 254 students.

Marissa Community Unit School District 40 roughly covers schools within St. Clair County and has a main office in Marissa.

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.

Enrollment in Marissa Community Unit School District 40 Over the Years