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Tolono Community Unit School District 7 welcomes 1,499 students in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Tolono Community Unit School District 7 welcomed 1,499 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 1.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Unity High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 513 students.

Tolono Community Unit School District 7 roughly covers schools within Champaign County and has a main office in Tolono.

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 Tolono Community Unit School District 7 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Tolono Community Unit School District 7 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Unity East School2403.9%
Unity High School513-1.5%
Unity Junior High School3605.3%
Unity West School386-8.7%

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