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Wabash County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17 Principal Mr. Robert Bowser (2023) | Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17

Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17 Principal Mr. Robert Bowser (2023) | Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17

Wabash Community Unit School District 348 had the highest enrollment among Wabash County districts, welcoming 1,380 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 94.1% of the Wabash Community Unit School District 348's total enrollment.

Among the two districts in Wabash County, Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 158 students.

Wabash Community Unit School District 348 roughly covers schools within Wabash County with its main office in Mount Carmel.

In the previous school year, Wabash Community Unit School District 348 also had the highest number of students among Wabash County districts.

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.

Enrollment in Wabash Community Unit School District 348 Over 5 Years
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Enrollment in Wabash County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Wabash Community Unit School District 348Mount Carmel1,380
Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17Allendale158

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