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2023-24 school year sees 1,414 students enrolled at Wabash Community Unit School District 348

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Wabash Community Unit School District 348 welcomed 1,414 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.4% increase over the previous school year.

Mount Carmel High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 446 students.

Wabash Community Unit School District 348 roughly covers schools within Wabash County and has a main office in Mount Carmel.

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 Wabash Community Unit School District 348 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Wabash Community Unit School District 348 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Mt. Carmel Grade School381-3.5%
Mt. Carmel Elementary School3747.2%
Mount Carmel High School446-3.3%
Mt. Carmel Junior High School2134.4%

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