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2023-24 school year sees 7,187 students enrolled at Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 welcomed 7,187 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.7% decrease from the previous school year.

Edwardsville High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 2,332 students.

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 roughly covers schools within Madison County and has a main office in Edwardsville.

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 Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Goshen Elementary School427-8.4%
Midway School109-6.8%
Woodland Elementary School436-0.5%
Edwardsville High School2,3321%
Liberty Middle School8980.6%
N.O. Nelson Elementary School289-5.9%
Lincoln Middle School814-0.6%
Worden Elementary School253-7.7%
Columbus Elementary School364-1.4%
Albert Cassens Elementary4822.1%
Glen Carbon Elementary School3439.2%
LeClaire Elementary School328-0.3%
Hamel Elementary School1127.7%

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