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Tazewell County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Morton Community Unit School District 709 Principal Craig Smock (2023) | Morton Community Unit School District 709

Morton Community Unit School District 709 Principal Craig Smock (2023) | Morton Community Unit School District 709

Morton Community Unit School District 709 had the highest enrollment among Tazewell County districts, welcoming 3,140 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 89.6% of the Morton Community Unit School District 709's total enrollment.

Among the 18 districts in Tazewell County, Pekin Public School District 108 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 3,137 students, while Pekin Consolidated School District 303 welcomed 1,814 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Morton Community Unit School District 709 roughly covers schools within Tazewell County with its main office in Morton.

In the previous school year, Pekin Public School District 108 had the highest number of students among Tazewell County districts.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 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 several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.

Enrollment in Morton Community Unit School District 709 Over 5 Years
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Enrollment in Tazewell County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
DistrictCity (main office)Total Enrollment
Morton Community Unit School District 709Morton3,140
Pekin Public School District 108Pekin3,137
Pekin Consolidated School District 303Pekin1,814
Washington Community High School District 308Washington1,464
East Peoria School District 86East Peoria1,398
Central School District 51Washington1,348
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701Mackinaw965
East Peoria Community High School District 309East Peoria938
Tremont Community Unit School District 702Tremont905
Washington School District 52Washington853
District 50 SchoolsWashington593
Creve Coeur School District 76Creve Coeur481
North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102Marquette Heights443
Delavan Community Unit School District 703Delavan433
Rankin Community School District 98Pekin208
South Pekin School District 137South Pekin188
Robein School District 85East Peoria147
Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606Manito38

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