Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426 enrollment in 2021-22 school year

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

By McLean County Times

Sep 3, 2023

Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426 welcomed 98 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 4.3% increase over the previous school year.

Cornell Elementary School is the only school in the district with 98 students.

Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426 roughly covers schools within Livingston County and has a main office in Cornell.

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 Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426 Over the Years