Chambana Sun

There were 11,557 white students enrolled in Champaign County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 46.5% of the 24,834 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 14 districts in Champaign County, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 3,046 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Champaign Community Unit School District 4	29.7%	10,250
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3	84%	3,385
Tolono Community Unit School District 7	86.7%	1,499
Urbana School District 116	25.7%	4,342
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169	93.8%	821
Fisher Community Unit School District 1	93.1%	613
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305	90.8%	436
Rantoul City School District 137	23.3%	1,684
Heritage Community Unit School District 8	86.8%	356
Rantoul Township High School District 193	35.1%	827
Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197	94.5%	275
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188	89.9%	158
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130	73%	141
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142	34%	47