Total enrollment
1,261
-96 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
7 schools in Wilmington
Illinois · Public K-12
Wilmington's public-school directory holds 7 campuses, serving about 1,261 K-12 students inside Illinois (an average of 180 per campus).
7-year change in Wilmington
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
-1 (-20%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
83%
was 92%
% Hispanic
12%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruning Elem School | Elementary | PK-01 | 222 |
| L J Stevens Intermediate School | Elementary | 02-05 | 353 |
| SOWIC Education Center | Elementary | M-M | · |
| SOWIC-EC Wilmington | Elementary | M-M | · |
| SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Wilmingt | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Wilmington High School | High | 09-12 | 432 |
| Wilmington Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 254 |
About Wilmington
Across Wilmington, Illinois, 7 public schools serves about 1,261 students between them.
On the school-mix side, the city covers 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
Average school size in Wilmington is around 180 students, 63% lower than the Illinois average of about 480.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,261 students, contracted 7% from the 1,357 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, Wilmington lost 1 school, going from 5 to 4. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 92% to 83%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Wilmington discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.