Peoria Standard

Henry-Senachwine Grade School had the highest enrollment among Marshall County schools, welcoming 379 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53.3% of the students were girls, and 46.7% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 96% of the student body at Henry-Senachwine Grade School.

Among the five schools in Marshall County, Midland Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 269 students, while Midland High School welcomed 211 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Henry-Senachwine Grade School is a part of Henry Senachwine Community Unit School District 5, which generally encompasses schools within Marshall County with its main office in Henry.

In the previous school year, Henry-Senachwine Grade School had the highest number of students among Marshall County schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Henry-Senachwine Grade School	Henry	379
Midland Elementary School	Lacon	269
Midland High School	Varna	211
Midland Middle School	Sparland	193
Henry-Senachwine High School	Henry	139