Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U welcomed 4,486 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 1.8% increase over the previous school year.
Crete-Monee High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,461 students.
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Crete.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Crete-Monee High School | 1,461 | 0.5% |
| Balmoral Elementary School | 458 | 2% |
| Crete-Monee Middle School | 985 | 1.7% |
| Coretta Scott King Magnet School | 290 | 9.8% |
| Talala Elementary School | 295 | 6.5% |
| Crete Elementary School | 373 | -2.1% |
| Monee Elementary School | 368 | -1.1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
