2024-25 school year sees 595 students enrolled at Fisher Community Unit School District 1

Barb Thompson, Superintendent at Fisher Community Unit School District 1
Barb Thompson, Superintendent at Fisher Community Unit School District 1
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Fisher Community Unit School District 1 welcomed 595 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This represents a 2.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Fisher Grade School had the largest enrollment in the district with 315 students.

Fisher Community Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within Champaign County and has a main office in Fisher.

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 Fisher Community Unit School District 1 Over 4 Years
Student Enrollment in Fisher Community Unit School District 1 Schools, 2024-25 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Fisher Grade School315-4.5%
Fisher Junior/Senior High School280-1.1%

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.



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