2021-22 school year sees 1,158 students enrolled at Sparta Community Unit School District 140

Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

By South West Illinois News Reports

Aug 20, 2023

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 welcomed 1,158 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 1.1% increase over the previous school year.

Sparta Lincoln School had the largest enrollment in the district with 743 students.

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 roughly covers schools within Randolph County and has a main office in Sparta.

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 Sparta Community Unit School District 140 Over the Years