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Monday, May 13, 2024

2021-22 school year sees 4,817 students enrolled at Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50

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Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 welcomed 4,817 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 4.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Woodland Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,695 students.

Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Gurnee.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 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 many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 Over the Years

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