Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
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This is a 2.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Alton High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,905 students.
Alton Community Unit School District 11 roughly covers schools within Madison County and has a main office in Alton.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Alton High School | 1,905 | -2.5% |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary School | 289 | -12.2% |
| East Elementary School | 426 | 6.5% |
| Alton Middle School | 1,223 | -4.7% |
| Lovejoy Elementary School | 254 | 2.8% |
| North Elementary School | 574 | 0% |
| Gilson Brown Elementary School | 260 | 4.4% |
| Eunice Smith Elementary School | 274 | -3.2% |
| West Elementary School | 415 | -3.9% |
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