Chambana Sun

There were 3,408 Hispanic students enrolled in Champaign County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 13.7% of the 24,847 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,521 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	Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	15%	10,173
Urbana School District 116	17.9%	4,365
Rantoul City School District 137	33.2%	1,667
Rantoul Township High School District 193	29.3%	833
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	4.8%	3,401
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	2.9%	1,517
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142	44.3%	61
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169	2.8%	822
Heritage Community Unit School District 8	5%	377
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305	3.9%	456
Fisher Community Unit School District 1	2%	604