Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 welcomes 173 students in 2021-22 school year

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences

By Chambana Sun

Sep 13, 2023

Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 welcomed 173 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is an 8.1% increase over the previous school year.

Gifford Grade School is the only school in the district with 173 students.

Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 roughly covers schools within Champaign County and has a main office in Gifford.

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 Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 Over the Years