South West Illinois News

Perry County schools welcomed 2,551 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.8% from the previous school year.

Perry County had the 43rd lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 50.8% boys, and 49.2% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 88.4% of its student body.

Within Perry County, Du Quoin High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 502 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

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