Chambana Sun

Of the many ethnicities represented in Champaign County district's, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Champaign County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 24,501 students attending Champaign County district schools, 48.9% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.2% of Champaign County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Champaign County districts, representing 49.5% of the student body.

Champaign Community Unit School District 4 and Urbana School District 116 had the most diverse student body in the Champaign County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 2.3% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Champaign County.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting 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 5 years.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	African American	36.9%	10,120
Fisher Community Unit School District 1	White	93.9%	578
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188	White	88.4%	173
Heritage Community Unit School District 8	White	87.6%	371
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142	White	62.5%	56
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	White	85.9%	3,325
Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197	White	96.5%	257
Rantoul City School District 137	Hispanic	32.6%	1,686
Rantoul Township High School District 193	White	37.1%	801
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169	White	94%	830
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305	White	94%	434
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130	White	78.7%	136
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	White	91.3%	1,526
Urbana School District 116	African American	39.6%	4,208