Chambana Sun

There were 11,896 white students enrolled in Champaign County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 47.9% of the 24,847 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 3,175 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	31.2%	10,173
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	85.2%	3,401
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	87.5%	1,517
Urbana School District 116	27.1%	4,365
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169	93.6%	822
Fisher Community Unit School District 1	93%	604
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305	92.5%	456
Rantoul City School District 137	24%	1,667
Heritage Community Unit School District 8	86.7%	377
Rantoul Township High School District 193	35.4%	833
Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197	96.3%	267
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188	87.2%	164
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130	77.1%	140
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142	47.5%	61