South West Illinois News

Du Quoin High School had the highest enrollment among Perry County schools, welcoming 502 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, 52.6% of them were boys, and 47.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 82.7% of the student body at Du Quoin High School.

Among the eight schools in Perry County, Du Quoin Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 469 students, while Pinckneyville Community High School welcomed 436 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Du Quoin High School is a part of Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300, which generally encompasses schools within Perry County with its main office in Du Quoin.

In the previous school year, Du Quoin High School had the highest number of students among Perry 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.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Du Quoin High School	Du Quoin	502
Du Quoin Elementary School	Du Quoin	469
Pinckneyville Community High School	Pinckneyville	436
Du Quoin Middle School	Du Quoin	388
Pinckneyville Elementary School	Pinckneyville	280
Pinckneyville Middle School	Pinckneyville	218
Community Consolidated School	Pinckneyville	182
Tamaroa Elementary School	Tamaroa	76