Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 welcomed 930 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 2.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High had the largest enrollment in the district with 423 students.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 roughly covers schools within Tazewell County and has a main office in Mackinaw.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High | 423 | -4.1% |
| Dee-Mack High School | 291 | 2.1% |
| Dee-Mack Intermediate School | 216 | -5.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
