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Jersey Community Unit School District 100 welcomes 2,425 students in 2023-24 school year

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Jersey Community Unit School District 100 welcomed 2,425 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.2% increase over the previous school year.

Jersey Community High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 960 students.

Jersey Community Unit School District 100 roughly covers schools within Jersey County and has a main office in Jerseyville.

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 Jersey Community Unit School District 100 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Jersey Community Unit School District 100 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Jerseyville West Elementary School3690%
Jersey Community Middle School487-2.4%
Jersey Community High School960-2.7%
Grafton Elementary School19310.9%
Jerseyville East Elementary School3891.3%

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