Chambana Sun

There were 71 Am. Indian students enrolled in Champaign County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Am. Indian students made up 0.3% of the 24,501 students in Champaign County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Urbana School District 116 recorded the highest enrollment of Am. Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 56 students.

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

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.

District	% of Am. Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Urbana School District 116	1.3%	4,208
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	0.1%	10,120
Fisher Community Unit School District 1	0%	578
Heritage Community Unit School District 8	0%	371
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142	0%	56
Rantoul City School District 137	0%	1,686
Rantoul Township High School District 193	0%	801
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	0%	3,325
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130	0%	136
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	0%	1,526
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169	0%	830
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305	0%	434
Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197	0%	257
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188	0%	173