Chambana Sun

There were 6,117 Black students enrolled in Champaign County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 25% of the 24,461 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 54 schools in Champaign County County, Centennial High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 569 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Centennial High School	41	1,388
Central High School	28.1	1,489
Urbana High School	35.3	1,125
Urbana Middle School	41.5	884
Jefferson Middle School	41	756
Franklin Middle School	44.9	688
Stratton Elementary School	66.7	451
Washington Elementary School	70.3	333
Garden Hills Elementary School	58.9	375
Edison Middle School	28.7	731
Rantoul Township High School	23.7	801
M.L. King Junior Elementary School	64.4	281
Dr. Preston L. Williams Junior Elementary School	40.9	428
Yankee Ridge Elementary School	48.2	355
J.W. Eater Junior High School	30.1	534
Dr. Howard Elementary School	41.3	385
Westview Elementary School	36	439
Vernon L. Barkstall Elementary School	33.6	414
Robeson Elementary School	31.4	439
Wiley Elementary School	56.3	213
Bottenfield Elementary School	26.5	441
Broadmeadow Elementary School	45.7	256
Kenwood Elementary School	34.2	339
Thomas Paine Elementary School	38.7	284
Carrie Busey Elementary School	23	473
Urbana Early Childhood School	42.1	259
Pleasant Acres Elementary School	30.4	306
South Side Elementary School	25.3	285
International Prep Academy	12.9	510
Eastlawn Elementary School	18.6	349
Champaign Early Childhood Center	43.8	144
Northview Elementary School	25.3	241
Leal Elementary School	9.2	379
Lincoln Trail Elementary School	2.3	754
Mahomet-Seymour High School	1.6	1,017
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School	1.5	754
Middletown Prairie Elementary	1.4	800
Fisher Junior/Senior High School	0	271
Ludlow Elementary School	0	56
Unity East School	0	243
Unity High School	0	516
Unity Junior High School	0	348
Unity West School	0	419
St. Joseph Elementary School	0	464
St. Joseph Middle School	0	366
St. Joseph-Ogden High School	0	434
Heritage High School	0	129
Heritage Junior High And Elementary School	0	242
Fisher Grade School	0	307
Thomasboro Grade School	0	136
Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School	0	44
Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School	0	93
Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School	0	120
Gifford Grade School	0	173