Chambana Sun

There were 1,947 multiracial students enrolled in Champaign County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 7.8% of the 24,834 students in the county. They were the third least represented ethnicity.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 846 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	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	8.3%	10,250
Urbana School District 116	10%	4,342
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	6.2%	3,385
Rantoul City School District 137	11.8%	1,684
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	6.1%	1,499
Rantoul Township High School District 193	10.2%	827
Heritage Community Unit School District 8	6.7%	356
Fisher Community Unit School District 1	2.9%	613
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130	11.3%	141
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188	8.2%	158
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169	1.2%	821