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Vermilion County schools welcomed 10,901 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 1.1% from the previous school year, when there were 11,026 students enrolled in the county.

Vermilion County had the 22nd highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.7% identified as male, and 49.3% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 62.3% of its student body.

Within Vermilion County, Danville High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 1,150 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across 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. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School	City	Enrollment
Armstrong High School	Armstrong	114
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School	Armstrong	86
Bismarck-Henning Elementary School	Bismarck	296
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	Bismarck	248
Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School	Bismarck	363
Danville High School	Danville	1,150
Edison Elementary School	Danville	253
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School	Georgetown	232
Hoopeston Area High School	Hoopeston	321
Hoopeston Area Middle School	Hoopeston	221
John Greer Elementary School	Hoopeston	237
Judith Giacoma Elementary School	Westville	633
Liberty Elementary School	Danville	360
Maple Elementary School	Hoopeston	297
Mark Denman Elementary School	Danville	581
Mary Miller Junior High School	Georgetown	199
Meade Park Elementary School	Danville	312
North Ridge Middle School	Danville	653
Northeast Elementary Magnet School	Danville	328
Oakwood Grade School	Oakwood	547
Oakwood High School	Fithian	273
Pine Crest Elementary School	Georgetown	403
Potomac Elementary School	Potomac	131
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	Rossville	280
Salt Fork High School	Catlin	229
Salt Fork Junior High School	Sidell	198
Salt Fork North Elementary School	Catlin	280
Salt Fork South Elementary School	Sidell	154
South View Upper Elementary School	Danville	631
Southwest Elementary School	Danville	382
Westville High School	Westville	333
Westville Junior High School	Westville	176