White students made up the largest share of enrollment in Champaign County school districts in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 24,854 students enrolled in Champaign County school districts, 44.9% were white. African American students were the second-largest group, accounting for 25.3% of enrollment.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Champaign County school districts, representing 46.5% of the student body.
Champaign Community Unit School District 4 had the most diverse student body in Champaign County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white students.
In the 2024-25 school year, total enrollment in Champaign County school districts increased 0.1% compared with the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Champaign County.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign Community Unit School District 4 | African American | 37.9% | 10,465 |
| Fisher Community Unit School District 1 | White | 92.6% | 595 |
| Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 | White | 90.4% | 146 |
| Heritage Community Unit School District 8 | White | 86.3% | 380 |
| Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142 | Hispanic | 49% | 51 |
| Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 | White | 82.6% | 3,441 |
| Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 | White | 95.5% | 264 |
| Rantoul City School District 137 | Hispanic | 35.9% | 1,653 |
| Rantoul Township High School District 193 | White | 34% | 880 |
| St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169 | White | 93.3% | 761 |
| St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 | White | 91.6% | 453 |
| Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130 | White | 70.4% | 159 |
| Tolono Community Unit School District 7 | White | 87% | 1,472 |
| Urbana School District 116 | African American | 38.7% | 4,134 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
