Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 Principal Dr. Travis Mccollum (2023) | Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 Principal Dr. Travis Mccollum (2023) | Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
There were 1,130 students in the halls of Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 schools, 5.8% higher than the year before.
The enrollment numbers in Hamilton County bucked the state’s trend, which shows an overall decrease in enrollment across the state.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.7% of them were boys, and 47.3% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 95.4% of the Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10's total enrollment.
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 has a main office in McLeansboro and is the only school district within Hamilton County.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.
| School | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total Enrollment in 2020-21 | Total % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School | 501 | 484 | 3.5% |
| East Side Elementary School | 413 | 383 | 7.8% |
| Dahlgren Elementary School | 136 | 136 | 0% |
| Hamilton County Preschool Center | 80 | 65 | 23.1% |
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