There were 28 multiracial students enrolled in Heritage Community Unit School District 8 in the 2024-25 school year, 16.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Heritage Community Unit School District 8 welcomed 380 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 7.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Heritage Community Unit School District 8 roughly covers schools within Champaign County and has a main office in Homer.
Among the two schools in Heritage Community Unit School District 8, Heritage Junior High And Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 17 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Multiracial Students | Multiracial students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 380 | 28 | 7.4% |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 24 | 6.7% |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 27 | 7.2% |
| 2021-22 | 371 | 27 | 7.3% |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 24 | 6.8% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
