Adams County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year

Seymour Elementary School Principal Ms. Julie Phelan (2023) | Seymour Elementary School

By Quincy Reporter

Dec 1, 2023

Quincy Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Adams County schools, welcoming 1,900 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, 50.4% of them were boys, and 49.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 79.7% of the student body at Quincy Senior High School.

Among the 19 schools in Adams County, Quincy Junior High School ranked second in enrollment with 1,342 students, while Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 2 welcomed 560 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Quincy Senior High School is a part of Quincy School District 172, which generally encompasses schools within Adams County with its main office in Quincy.

In the previous school year, Quincy Senior High School had the highest number of students among Adams 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.

Enrollment in Adams County Over 4 Years

Demographics in Adams County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Quincy Senior High School	Quincy	1,900
Quincy Junior High School	Quincy	1,342
Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 2	Quincy	560
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Quincy	545
Colonel George Iles Elementary School	Quincy	540
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 2	Quincy	537
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School	Quincy	479
Early Childhood	Quincy	458
Liberty Elementary School	Liberty	342
Unity Elementary School	Mendon	279
Liberty High School	Liberty	273
Central Junior High School	Camp Point	248
Seymour Elementary School	Payson	248
Central High School	Camp Point	238
Seymour High School	Payson	233
Unity Middle School	Mendon	207
Central Elementary Grade School	Camp Point	206
Unity High School	Mendon	174
Central 3-4 Middle School	Golden	106