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The smallest public schools in Illinois

3,816 public schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the smallest public schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Centralia Pre-Kindergarten Ctr leads the list at 11, against a median of 374 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

3,816

Illinois

Best Students

Median Students

374

SMALLEST · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Centralia Pre-Kindergarten Ctr	Centralia, IL	Centralia SD 135	Elementary	11
2	Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette	Grafton, IL	IDJJ Sch Dist 428	High	12
3	YBMC Charter Sch	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	High	16
4	Galatia Grade School Annex	Galatia, IL	Galatia CUSD 1	Elementary	19
5	Rudolph Elem Learning Center	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	22
6	Ohio Community High School	Ohio, IL	Ohio CHSD 505	High	22
7	Lovejoy Technology Academy	Lovejoy, IL	Brooklyn UD 188	High	27
8	Deland-Weldon Middle School	Weldon, IL	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	Middle	28
9	Douglass Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	29
10	Illinois Youth Ctr - St Charles	Saint Charles, IL	IDJJ Sch Dist 428	High	32
11	Illinois Youth Center-Warrenville	Naperville, IL	IDJJ Sch Dist 428	High	34
12	IYC Chicago	Chicago, IL	IDJJ Sch Dist 428	High	37
13	Bluffs Junior High School	Bluffs, IL	Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	Middle	37
14	Northwestern Jr High School	Palmyra, IL	Northwestern CUSD 2	Middle	40
15	School District 428 IYC-HRB	Harrisburg, IL	IDJJ Sch Dist 428	High	42
16	Brussels High School	Brussels, IL	Brussels CUSD 42	High	42
17	Paw Paw Junior High School	Paw Paw, IL	Paw Paw CUSD 271	Middle	42
18	Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch	London Mills, IL	Spoon River Valley CUSD 4	Middle	42
19	Coulterville Junior High School	Coulterville, IL	Coulterville USD 1	Middle	44
20	Deer Park C C Elem School	Ottawa, IL	Deer Park CCSD 82	Elementary	44
21	Patoka Jr High School	Patoka, IL	Patoka CUSD 100	Middle	44
22	Bradford Jr High School	Bradford, IL	Bradford CUSD 1	Middle	45
23	Dalzell Grade School	Dalzell, IL	Dalzell SD 98	Elementary	45
24	Deland-Weldon High School	De Land, IL	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	High	45
25	Astoria Junior High School	Astoria, IL	Astoria CUSD 1	Middle	46
26	Farrington Elem School	Bluford, IL	Farrington CCSD 99	Elementary	46
27	Franklin Elementary School	Franklin, IL	Franklin CUSD 1	Elementary	47
28	Meredosia-Chambersburg High Sch	Meredosia, IL	Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11	High	47
29	Morrisonville Jr High School	Morrisonville, IL	Morrisonville CUSD 1	Middle	47
30	Avon Elem Sch	Avon, IL	Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276	Elementary	48
31	Ashkum Early Literacy Center	Ashkum, IL	Central CUSD 4	Elementary	49
32	Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High	Meredosia, IL	Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11	Middle	49
33	West Central Early Childhood	Biggsville, IL	West Central CUSD 235	Elementary	50
34	Bluffs High School	Bluffs, IL	Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	High	51
35	Buncombe Cons School	Buncombe, IL	Buncombe Cons SD 43	Elementary	51
36	Dongola Jr High School	Dongola, IL	Dongola USD 66	Middle	51
37	Ludlow Elementary School	Ludlow, IL	Ludlow CCSD 142	Elementary	52
38	Graymont Elem School	Graymont, IL	Rooks Creek CCSD 425	Elementary	52
39	Scales Mound Jr High School	Scales Mound, IL	Scales Mound CUSD 211	Middle	52
40	South School	Westmont, IL	CUSD 201	Elementary	53
41	Crescent City Grade School	Crescent City, IL	Crescent Iroquois CUSD 249	Elementary	54
42	Donovan Jr High School	Donovan, IL	Donovan CUSD 3	Middle	54
43	Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School	Chrisman, IL	Edgar County CUD 6	Middle	54
44	Delavan Jr High School	Delavan, IL	Delavan CUSD 703	Middle	55
45	Spring Lake Elem School	Manito, IL	Spring Lake CCSD 606	Elementary	55
46	St Elmo Jr High School	Saint Elmo, IL	St Elmo CUSD 202	Middle	55
47	McClellan Elementary School	Mount Vernon, IL	McClellan CCSD 12	Elementary	56
48	Adams Elem School	Lincoln, IL	Lincoln ESD 27	Elementary	57
49	Steward Elementary School	Steward, IL	Steward ESD 220	Elementary	57
50	Durand Jr High School	Durand, IL	Durand CUSD 322	Middle	58

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