Chambana Sun

Piatt County schools welcomed 2,506 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 12.2% over the previous school year.

Piatt County had the 40th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 50% girls, and 50% boys.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 92.9% of its student body.

Within Piatt County, Washington School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 528 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last five years.

School	City	Enrollment
Bement Elementary School	Bement	137
Bement High School	Bement	83
Bement Middle School	Bement	64
Cerro Gordo Elementary School	Cerro Gordo	256
Cerro Gordo Junior/Senior High School	Cerro Gordo	191
Deland-Weldon Elementary School	Weldon	99
Deland-Weldon High School	De Land	54
Deland-Weldon Middle School	Weldon	25
Monticello High School	Monticello	475
Monticello Middle School	Monticello	342
Washington School	Monticello	528
White Heath Elementary School	White Heath	252