Chambana Sun

There were 3,165 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 12.9% of the 24,461 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 54 schools in Champaign County County, International Prep Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 320 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
International Prep Academy	62.7	510
Central High School	17.9	1,489
Rantoul Township High School	28.2	801
Eastlawn Elementary School	57.9	349
J.W. Eater Junior High School	33.5	534
Urbana High School	15.1	1,125
Urbana Middle School	18.4	884
Centennial High School	10.5	1,388
Leal Elementary School	35.4	379
Edison Middle School	17.6	731
Dr. Preston L. Williams Junior Elementary School	29.4	428
Pleasant Acres Elementary School	31	306
Garden Hills Elementary School	22.1	375
Jefferson Middle School	10.7	756
Franklin Middle School	10.5	688
Urbana Early Childhood School	25.1	259
Westview Elementary School	14.6	439
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School	6.9	754
Northview Elementary School	20.3	241
Dr. Howard Elementary School	12.2	385
Mahomet-Seymour High School	4.5	1,017
Stratton Elementary School	9.3	451
Middletown Prairie Elementary	4.9	800
Robeson Elementary School	7.5	439
Carrie Busey Elementary School	6.3	473
Washington Elementary School	8.1	333
Champaign Early Childhood Center	18.1	144
Lincoln Trail Elementary School	3.4	754
Vernon L. Barkstall Elementary School	5.8	414
Bottenfield Elementary School	5.4	441
Broadmeadow Elementary School	9.4	256
Yankee Ridge Elementary School	6.5	355
Kenwood Elementary School	6.5	339
Thomas Paine Elementary School	7	284
Ludlow Elementary School	32.1	56
Thomasboro Grade School	10.3	136
St. Joseph-Ogden High School	3	434
St. Joseph Middle School	3.3	366
Wiley Elementary School	5.6	213
Unity High School	2.1	516
Heritage Junior High And Elementary School	4.1	242
Fisher Junior/Senior High School	0	271
Unity East School	0	243
Unity Junior High School	0	348
Unity West School	0	419
South Side Elementary School	0	285
St. Joseph Elementary School	0	464
Heritage High School	0	129
Fisher Grade School	0	307
M.L. King Junior Elementary School	0	281
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