Kankakee Times

Milford Grade School West Campus had the highest enrollment among Iroquois County schools, welcoming 347 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, 53.9% of them were boys, and 46.1% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 86.7% of the student body at Milford Grade School West Campus.

Among the 22 schools in Iroquois County, Chebanse Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 326 students, while Watseka Community High School welcomed 302 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Milford Grade School West Campus is a part of Milford Area Public Schools District 124, which generally encompasses schools within Iroquois County with its main office in Milford.

In the previous school year, Watseka Community High School had the highest number of students among Iroquois 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
Milford Grade School West Campus	Milford	347
Chebanse Elementary School	Chebanse	326
Watseka Community High School	Watseka	302
Iroquois West High School	Gilman	293
John L. Nash Middle School	Clifton	290
Central High School	Clifton	283
Watseka Junior High School	Watseka	203
Iroquois West Middle School	Onarga	173
Milford High School Campus	Milford	162
Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman	Gilman	154
Donovan Elementary School	Donovan	143
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville	Thawville	125
Cissna Park Elementary School	Cissna Park	116
Wanda Kendall Elementary School	Watseka	112
Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth	Danforth	96
Cissna Park Senior High School	Cissna Park	87
Crescent City Grade School	Crescent City	66
Donovan Senior High School	Donovan	65
Cissna Park Junior High School	Cissna Park	61
Donovan Junior High School	Donovan	59
Ashkum Early Literacy Center	Ashkum	49