Chambana Sun

There were 5,988 Black students enrolled in Champaign County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 24.6% of the 24,332 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 52 schools in Champaign County County, Centennial High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 549 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	39.9	1,376
Urbana High School	36.6	1,179
Central High School	26.6	1,536
Urbana Middle School	40	890
Jefferson Middle School	45.4	732
Stratton Elementary School	68.2	475
Franklin Middle School	45.4	669
Washington Elementary School	66.8	365
Yankee Ridge Elementary School	56.1	399
Edison Middle School	28.7	693
Rantoul Township High School	23.5	833
Garden Hills Elementary School	57.2	311
M.L. King Junior Elementary School	59.9	292
Dr. Howard Elementary School	42.7	393
Dr. Preston L. Williams Junior Elementary School	36.6	435
Westview Elementary School	36.7	433
Robeson Elementary School	33.8	459
J.W. Eater Junior High School	29.8	510
Bottenfield Elementary School	32.2	451
Wiley Elementary School	53.9	228
Vernon L. Barkstall Elementary School	31.4	385
Kenwood Elementary School	34	344
Pleasant Acres Elementary School	29.2	360
Thomas Paine Elementary School	36.7	275
Carrie Busey Elementary School	20.5	458
Broadmeadow Elementary School	41.2	228
South Side Elementary School	26.4	288
Northview Elementary School	28.8	260
International Prep Academy	11.6	567
Eastlawn Elementary School	19.7	309
Leal Elementary School	5.9	390
Lincoln Trail Elementary School	2.3	790
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School	2	809
Middletown Prairie Elementary	2	817
Mahomet-Seymour High School	1.4	985
Unity High School	1.9	521
Fisher Junior/Senior High School	0	285
Ludlow Elementary School	0	61
Unity East School	0	231
Unity Junior High School	0	342
Unity West School	0	423
St. Joseph Elementary School	0	476
St. Joseph Middle School	0	346
St. Joseph-Ogden High School	0	456
Heritage High School	0	130
Heritage Junior High And Elementary School	0	247
Fisher Grade School	0	319
Thomasboro Grade School	0	140
Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School	0	53
Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School	0	86
Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School	0	128
Gifford Grade School	0	164