Chambana Sun

There were 6,262 Black students enrolled in Champaign County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 25.2% of the 24,847 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 3,753 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	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	36.9%	10,173
Urbana School District 116	39.3%	4,365
Rantoul City School District 137	29.2%	1,667
Rantoul Township High School District 193	23.5%	833
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	1.9%	3,401
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	2.2%	1,517
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169	1.3%	822