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Illinois: the counties with the most public school students

89 counties

Illinois counties ranked by total public school enrollment across every school in the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 4,160. Showing ranks 51 to 89.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents
51Logan CountyIL143,4483,448
52McDonough CountyIL123,2503,250
53Piatt CountyIL143,0863,086
54Jo Daviess CountyIL163,0123,012
55Shelby CountyIL132,9222,922
56Fayette CountyIL122,8582,858
57Warren CountyIL102,7882,788
58Douglas CountyIL102,7802,780
59Hancock CountyIL122,7032,703
60Crawford CountyIL102,6842,684
61Edgar CountyIL152,6502,650
62Perry CountyIL82,5452,545
63Union CountyIL152,4782,478
64Clark CountyIL82,4562,456
65Ford CountyIL82,4502,450
66Wayne CountyIL122,4042,404
67Pike CountyIL112,3942,394
68Jersey CountyIL62,3772,377
69Cass CountyIL82,3522,352
70De Witt CountyIL72,1852,185
71White CountyIL102,1682,168
72Richland CountyIL42,1452,145
73Clay CountyIL82,1302,130
74Mason CountyIL92,1242,124
75Massac CountyIL92,0262,026
76Lawrence CountyIL61,9641,964
77Carroll CountyIL71,9451,945
78Mercer CountyIL81,9411,941
79Bond CountyIL81,8521,852
80Johnson CountyIL71,7431,743
81Washington CountyIL71,7391,739
82Greene CountyIL61,7031,703
83Menard CountyIL71,7011,701
84Moultrie CountyIL61,6281,628
85Marshall CountyIL71,5761,576
86Wabash CountyIL51,5131,513
87Cumberland CountyIL51,4931,493
88Jasper CountyIL41,1971,197
89Hamilton CountyIL41,0911,091

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