Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
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This is a decrease of 1.4% from the previous school year, when there were 5,581 students enrolled in the county.
Franklin County had the 36th highest enrollment numbers in the state.
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.9% identified as male, and 47.1% as female.
Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 93.5% of its student body.
Within Franklin County, Benton Grade School K-4 had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 596 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.
Enrollment of Franklin County County Schools in 2023-24 School Year
School | City | Enrollment |
---|---|---|
Akin Community Consolidated Elementary School | Akin | 111 |
Benton Consolidated High School | Benton | 588 |
Benton Grade School 5-8 | Benton | 426 |
Benton Grade School K-4 | Benton | 596 |
Central Junior High School | West Frankfort | 216 |
Christopher Elementary School | Christopher | 502 |
Christopher High School | Christopher | 194 |
Denning Elementary School | West Frankfort | 470 |
Ewing-Northern Elementary School | Ewing | 233 |
Frankfort Community High School | West Frankfort | 398 |
Frankfort Intermediate School | West Frankfort | 419 |
Sesser-Valier Elementary School | Sesser | 266 |
Sesser-Valier High School | Sesser | 176 |
Sesser-Valier Junior High School | Sesser | 131 |
Thompsonville Grade School | Thompsonville | 210 |
Thompsonville High School | Thompsonville | 88 |
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School | Zeigler | 247 |
Zeigler-Royalton High School | Zeigler | 130 |
Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School | Zeigler | 102 |
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