Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
There were 710 students in the halls of Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 schools, 2.3% lower than the year before.
The enrollment numbers in Gallatin County amplified the state's declining trend, showing a sharper decrease in student numbers than the state average.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.3% of them were girls, and 49.7% were boys.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 95.8% of the Gallatin Community Unit School District 7's total enrollment.
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 has a main office in Junction and is the only school district within Gallatin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin Elementary School | 291 | 293 | -0.7% |
| Gallatin High School | 212 | 208 | 1.9% |
| Gallatin Junior High School | 207 | 226 | -8.4% |
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