1,013 students enrolled at Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 in 2021-22 school year

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences

By South West Illinois News Reports

Aug 21, 2023

Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 welcomed 1,013 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 1.2% increase over the previous school year.

Red Bud Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 642 students.

Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 roughly covers schools within Randolph County and has a main office in Red Bud.

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 Red Bud Community Unit School District 132 Over the Years