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Madison County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 Principal Dr. Mark Skertich (2023) | Collinsville Community Unit School District 10

Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 Principal Dr. Mark Skertich (2023) | Collinsville Community Unit School District 10

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 had the highest enrollment among Madison County districts, welcoming 7,328 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 78.8% of the Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7's total enrollment.

Among the 13 districts in Madison County, Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 6,035 students, while Alton Community Unit School District 11 welcomed 5,800 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 roughly covers schools within Madison County with its main office in Edwardsville.

In the previous school year, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 also had the highest number of students among Madison County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 Over 5 Years
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Enrollment in Madison County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7Edwardsville7,328
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10Collinsville6,035
Alton Community Unit School District 11Alton5,800
Granite City Community Unit School District 9Granite City5,739
Triad Community Unit School District 2Troy3,981
Highland Community Unit School District 5Highland2,820
Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8Bethalto2,390
Roxana Community Unit School District 1Roxana1,727
East Alton School District 13East Alton739
Madison Community Unit School District 12Madison658
Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15Wood River594
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14Wood River561
Venice Community Unit School District 3Venice80

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