South West Illinois News

Randolph County schools welcomed 3,818 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.7% over the previous school year.

Randolph County had the 46th highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51.7% boys, and 48.3% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 84.8% of its student body.

Within Randolph County, Sparta Lincoln School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 743 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
Chester Elementary School	Chester	590
Chester High School	Chester	318
Coulterville Elementary School	Coulterville	91
Coulterville High School	Coulterville	69
Coulterville Junior High School	Coulterville	58
Evansville Attendance Center	Evansville	112
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School	Prairie du Rocher	130
Red Bud Elementary School	Red Bud	642
Red Bud High School	Red Bud	371
Sparta High School	Sparta	303
Sparta Lincoln School	Sparta	743
Steeleville Elementary School	Steeleville	257
Steeleville High School	Steeleville	134