Dr. David Keel Executive Director of Educational Operations and AEP | Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Dr. David Keel Executive Director of Educational Operations and AEP | Granite City Community Unit School District 9
This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Granite City High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,703 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.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Elementary School | 400 | 4.4% |
| Granite City High School | 1,703 | -1.5% |
| Wilson Elementary School | 461 | 2.9% |
| Maryville Elementary School | 385 | -6.6% |
| Grigsby Intermediate School | 782 | -0.1% |
| Prather Elementary School | 638 | -0.2% |
| Coolidge Junior High School | 819 | -2.2% |
| Frohardt Elementary School | 400 | 2% |
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