Peoria Standard

Marshall County schools welcomed 1,754 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 1.6% over the previous school year, when there were 1,726 students enrolled in the county.

Marshall County had the 22nd lowest 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 91.9% of its student body.

Within Marshall County, Henry-Senachwine Grade School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 401 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
Fieldcrest Intermediate School	Toluca	193
Fieldcrest Middle School	Wenona	187
Henry-Senachwine Grade School	Henry	401
Henry-Senachwine High School	Henry	147
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School	Washburn	164
Midland Elementary School	Lacon	260
Midland High School	Varna	189
Midland Middle School	Sparland	213