Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
This is a 5.6% decrease from the previous school year.
Heritage Junior High And Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 236 students.
Heritage Community Unit School District 8 roughly covers schools within Champaign County and has a main office in Homer.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage Junior High And Elementary School | 236 | -4.5% |
| Heritage High School | 120 | -7.7% |
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