Chambana Sun

Of the ethnicities represented in Champaign County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Champaign County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 24,332 students attending Champaign County schools, 48.5% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.6% of Champaign County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Champaign County, representing 49.4% of the student body.

Urbana High School had the most diverse student body in Champaign County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 1.1% compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bottenfield Elementary School	White	45%	451
Broadmeadow Elementary School	African American	41.2%	228
Carrie Busey Elementary School	White	45.4%	458
Centennial High School	African American	39.9%	1,376
Central High School	White	38.7%	1,536
Dr. Howard Elementary School	African American	42.7%	393
Dr. Preston L. Williams Junior Elementary School	African American	36.6%	435
Eastlawn Elementary School	Hispanic	58.6%	309
Edison Middle School	White	44.3%	693
Fisher Grade School	White	93.1%	319
Fisher Junior/Senior High School	White	93%	285
Franklin Middle School	African American	45.4%	669
Garden Hills Elementary School	African American	57.2%	311
Gifford Grade School	White	87.2%	164
Heritage High School	White	87.7%	130
Heritage Junior High And Elementary School	White	86.2%	247
International Prep Academy	Hispanic	66%	567
J.W. Eater Junior High School	Hispanic	32.7%	510
Jefferson Middle School	African American	45.4%	732
Kenwood Elementary School	White	41.3%	344
Leal Elementary School	White	42.6%	390
Lincoln Trail Elementary School	White	86.5%	790
Ludlow Elementary School	White	47.5%	61
M.L. King Junior Elementary School	African American	59.9%	292
Mahomet-Seymour High School	White	85.9%	985
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School	White	83.1%	809
Middletown Prairie Elementary	White	85.4%	817
Northview Elementary School	White	37.7%	260
Pleasant Acres Elementary School	Hispanic	35.8%	360
Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School	White	94.3%	53
Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School	White	98.8%	86
Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School	White	95.3%	128
Rantoul Township High School	White	35.4%	833
Robeson Elementary School	White	37.3%	459
South Side Elementary School	White	53.1%	288
St. Joseph Elementary School	White	94.3%	476
St. Joseph Middle School	White	92.5%	346
St. Joseph-Ogden High School	White	92.5%	456
Stratton Elementary School	African American	68.2%	475
Thomas Paine Elementary School	White	37.8%	275
Thomasboro Grade School	White	77.1%	140
Unity East School	White	87.4%	231
Unity High School	White	89.6%	521
Unity Junior High School	White	89.2%	342
Unity West School	White	83.7%	423
Urbana High School	African American	36.6%	1,179
Urbana Middle School	African American	40%	890
Vernon L. Barkstall Elementary School	White	31.9%	385
Washington Elementary School	African American	66.8%	365
Westview Elementary School	African American	36.7%	433
Wiley Elementary School	African American	53.9%	228
Yankee Ridge Elementary School	African American	56.1%	399