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2023-24 school year sees 450 students enrolled at Woodland Community Unit School District 5

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Woodland Community Unit School District 5 welcomed 450 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 4.2% increase over the previous school year.

Woodland Elementary/Junior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 311 students.

Woodland Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Livingston County and has a main office in Streator.

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 Woodland Community Unit School District 5 Over 4 Years
2020-212021-222022-232023-24441441442442432432450450
Student Enrollment in Woodland Community Unit School District 5 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Woodland Elementary/Junior High School3114.7%
Woodland High School1393%

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