Chambana Sun

There were 1,882 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 7.7% of the 24,501 students in Champaign County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 845 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	8.3%	10,120
Urbana School District 116	10%	4,208
Rantoul City School District 137	13%	1,686
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	5.2%	3,325
Rantoul Township High School District 193	10%	801
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	4.9%	1,526
Heritage Community Unit School District 8	7.3%	371
Fisher Community Unit School District 1	2.8%	578
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188	8.7%	173
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130	7.4%	136
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142	0%	56
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