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Livingston County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 Principal Mrs. Paula Crane (2023) | Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 Principal Mrs. Paula Crane (2023) | Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 had the highest enrollment among Livingston County districts, welcoming 1,723 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53.5% of them were boys, and 46.5% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 87.2% of the Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8's total enrollment.

Among the 12 districts in Livingston County, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,105 students, while Pontiac Township High School District 90 welcomed 678 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 roughly covers schools within Livingston County with its main office in Fairbury.

In the previous school year, Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 also had the highest number of students among Livingston County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 Over 5 Years
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Enrollment in Livingston County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Fairbury1,723
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Pontiac1,105
Pontiac Township High School District 90Pontiac678
Dwight Common School District 232Dwight511
Woodland Community Unit School District 5Streator442
Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-JKempton363
Flanagan-Cornell District 74Flanagan314
Dwight Township High School District 230Dwight220
Odell Community Consolidated School District 435Odell162
Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438Saunemin126
Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426Cornell98
Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425Graymont49

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