Chambana Sun

There were 1,158 Asian students enrolled in Champaign County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 4.7% of the 24,834 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 838 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Champaign County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

District	Asian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	8.2%	10,250
Urbana School District 116	4.6%	4,342
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	2.8%	3,385
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	1%	1,499
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305	2.3%	436