Columbia Community Unit School District 4 welcomed 1,932 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This is a 2.6% decrease from the previous school year.
Columbia Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 612 students.
Columbia Community Unit School District 4 roughly covers schools within Monroe County and has a main office in Columbia.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Eagleview Elementary School | 294 | -6.7% |
| Parkview Elementary School | 434 | 0.5% |
| Columbia High School | 592 | -6% |
| Columbia Middle School | 612 | 0.8% |
