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Granite City Community Unit School District 9 enrollment in 2022-23 school year

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Tallin Curran President | Granite City Community Unit School District 9

Tallin Curran President | Granite City Community Unit School District 9

Granite City Community Unit School District 9 welcomed 5,691 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Granite City High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,729 students.

Granite City Community Unit School District 9 roughly covers schools within Madison County and has a main office in Granite City.

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 Granite City Community Unit School District 9 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Granite City Community Unit School District 9 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Grigsby Intermediate School7832.4%
Frohardt Elementary School392-4.6%
Maryville Elementary School4125.9%
Prather Elementary School639-5.2%
Mitchell Elementary School383-2%
Wilson Elementary School44814%
Granite City High School1,729-4.6%
Coolidge Junior High School837-1.4%

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