Chambana Sun

There were 11,963 white students enrolled in Champaign County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 48.9% of the 24,461 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 54 schools in Champaign County County, Mahomet-Seymour High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 871 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Mahomet-Seymour High School	85.6	1,017
Middletown Prairie Elementary	87.5	800
Lincoln Trail Elementary School	86.9	754
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School	83.6	754
Central High School	39.2	1,489
Unity High School	91.7	516
St. Joseph Elementary School	96.1	464
Centennial High School	31.1	1,388
St. Joseph-Ogden High School	94	434
Unity West School	90.7	419
Urbana High School	33.7	1,125
St. Joseph Middle School	91.3	366
Unity Junior High School	91.1	348
Edison Middle School	41.6	731
Rantoul Township High School	37.1	801
Fisher Grade School	94.1	307
Fisher Junior/Senior High School	93.7	271
Urbana Middle School	27.1	884
Jefferson Middle School	30.8	756
Unity East School	92.2	243
Carrie Busey Elementary School	45.9	473
Heritage Junior High And Elementary School	86.8	242
Bottenfield Elementary School	47.2	441
Robeson Elementary School	41.9	439
South Side Elementary School	56.5	285
Franklin Middle School	22.2	688
Gifford Grade School	88.4	173
Leal Elementary School	40.1	379
Westview Elementary School	32.8	439
Vernon L. Barkstall Elementary School	33.8	414
Kenwood Elementary School	36.6	339
Yankee Ridge Elementary School	32.7	355
Heritage High School	89.1	129
J.W. Eater Junior High School	21.5	534
Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School	95.8	120
Thomas Paine Elementary School	38	284
Thomasboro Grade School	78.7	136
Northview Elementary School	40.7	241
Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School	97.8	93
International Prep Academy	17.5	510
Dr. Howard Elementary School	22.1	385
Dr. Preston L. Williams Junior Elementary School	18	428
Pleasant Acres Elementary School	25.2	306
Broadmeadow Elementary School	28.1	256
Stratton Elementary School	13.5	451
Eastlawn Elementary School	13.8	349
Washington Elementary School	12.9	333
Wiley Elementary School	20.2	213
Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School	95.5	44
Champaign Early Childhood Center	28.5	144
Urbana Early Childhood School	14.7	259
Ludlow Elementary School	62.5	56
Garden Hills Elementary School	7.7	375
M.L. King Junior Elementary School	8.2	281