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Peotone Community Unit School District 207U welcomes 1,281 students in 2021-22 school year

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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

Peotone Community Unit School District 207U welcomed 1,281 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 1.2% increase over the previous school year.

Peotone High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 462 students.

Peotone Community Unit School District 207U roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Peotone.

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 Peotone Community Unit School District 207U Over the Years

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