Illinois Valley Times

Putnam County schools welcomed 779 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.6% from the previous school year.

Putnam County had the 10th lowest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 52.9% boys, and 47.1% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 86% of its student body.

Within Putnam County, Putnam County High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 263 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

School	City	Enrollment
Putnam County Elementary School	Hennepin	155
Putnam County High School	Granville	263
Putnam County Junior High School	McNabb	148
Putnam County Primary School	Granville	213