2021-22 school year sees 1,359 students enrolled at Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300

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

By South West Illinois News Reports

Aug 19, 2023

Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300 welcomed 1,359 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 1.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Du Quoin High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 502 students.

Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300 roughly covers schools within Perry County and has a main office in Du Quoin.

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 Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300 Over the Years