Chambana Sun

There were 3,209 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 13.1% of the 24,501 students in Champaign County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,446 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	14.3%	10,120
Urbana School District 116	17.2%	4,208
Rantoul City School District 137	32.6%	1,686
Rantoul Township High School District 193	28.2%	801
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	4.9%	3,325
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	1.7%	1,526
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169	2.3%	830
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142	32.1%	56
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130	10.3%	136
Heritage Community Unit School District 8	3.5%	371
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305	3%	434
Fisher Community Unit School District 1	0%	578
Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197	0%	257
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188	0%	173