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

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Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 Principal Dr. Alicia Geddis (2023) | Danville Community Consolidated School District 118

Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 Principal Dr. Alicia Geddis (2023) | Danville Community Consolidated School District 118

Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 had the highest enrollment among Vermilion County districts, welcoming 4,765 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, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 students was Black, accounting for 45.5% of the student population.

Among the 12 districts in Vermilion County, Westville Community Unit School District 2 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,176 students, while Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 welcomed 1,096 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 roughly covers schools within Vermilion County with its main office in Danville.

In the previous school year, Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 also had the highest number of students among Vermilion 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 Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 Over 5 Years
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Enrollment in Vermilion County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118Danville4,765
Westville Community Unit School District 2Westville1,176
Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11Hoopeston1,096
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76Oakwood873
Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512Catlin857
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4Georgetown856
Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School DistrictBismarck575
Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High SchoolBismarck357
Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7Rossville261
Potomac Community Unit School District 10Potomac144
Armstrong Township High School District 225Armstrong135
Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61Armstrong83

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