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Saline County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year

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Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Eldorado Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Saline County schools, welcoming 579 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 93.1% of the student body at Eldorado Elementary School.

Among the 13 schools in Saline County, Harrisburg High School ranked second in enrollment with 559 students, while West Side Primary School welcomed 480 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Eldorado Elementary School is a part of Eldorado Community Unit School District 4, which generally encompasses schools within Saline County with its main office in Eldorado.

In the previous school year, Eldorado Elementary School had the highest number of students among Saline County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Saline County Over 4 Years
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Demographics in Saline County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal Enrolment
Eldorado Elementary SchoolEldorado579
Harrisburg High SchoolHarrisburg559
West Side Primary SchoolHarrisburg480
East Side Intermediate SchoolHarrisburg374
Harrisburg Middle SchoolHarrisburg348
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary SchoolCarrier Mills323
Eldorado High SchoolEldorado316
Eldorado Middle SchoolEldorado221
Galatia Elementary SchoolGalatia202
Carrier Mills-Stonefort High SchoolCarrier Mills125
Galatia High SchoolGalatia121
Galatia Junior High SchoolGalatia66
Galatia Elementary SchoolGalatia26

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