Chambana Sun

There were 6,360 Black students enrolled in Champaign County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 25.6% of the 24,834 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 3,836 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	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	37.4%	10,250
Urbana School District 116	39.8%	4,342
Rantoul City School District 137	29.6%	1,684
Rantoul Township High School District 193	24.1%	827
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	1.7%	3,385
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	2.7%	1,499