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2022-23 school year saw 1,552 students enrolled in Wabash County

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Wabash County schools welcomed 1,552 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.9% over the previous school year, when there were 1,538 students enrolled in the county.

Wabash County had the 17th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.6% identified as male, and 47.4% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 93% of its student body.

Within Wabash County, Mount Carmel High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 461 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

Enrollment in Wabash County Schools Over 7 Years

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Enrollment of Wabash County County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Allendale Elementary SchoolAllendale143
Mount Carmel High SchoolMount Carmel461
Mt. Carmel Elementary SchoolMount Carmel349
Mt. Carmel Grade SchoolMount Carmel395
Mt. Carmel Junior High SchoolMount Carmel204

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