There were 1,154 multiracial students enrolled in Decatur School District 61 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Decatur School District 61 welcomed 7,740 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 14.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Decatur School District 61 roughly covers schools within Macon County and has a main office in Decatur.
Among the 14 schools in Decatur School District 61, MacArthur High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 137 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Multiracial Students | Multiracial students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7,740 | 1,154 | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 7,757 | 1,117 | 14.4% |
| 2022-23 | 7,890 | 1,060 | 13.4% |
| 2021-22 | 8,147 | 1,113 | 13.7% |
| 2020-21 | 8,451 | 1,097 | 13% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
