Peoria Standard

Marshall County schools welcomed 1,726 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.1% over the previous school year, when there were 1,725 students enrolled in the county.

Marshall County had the 21st lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 91.8% of its student body.

Within Marshall County, Henry-Senachwine Grade School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 389 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in 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. 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 five years.

School	City	Enrollment
Fieldcrest Intermediate School	Toluca	176
Fieldcrest Middle School	Wenona	193
Henry-Senachwine Grade School	Henry	389
Henry-Senachwine High School	Henry	138
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School	Washburn	177
Midland Elementary School	Lacon	270
Midland High School	Varna	189
Midland Middle School	Sparland	194