Macon Reporter

The majority of students in Macon County schools were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 15,119 students attending Macon County schools, 57.5% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 27.1% of Macon County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Macon County, representing 59.2% of the student body.

Johns Hill Magnet School and Maroa-Forsyth Grade School had the most diverse student body in Macon County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 1.2% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
American Dreamer STEM Academy	African American	74.6%	401
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	White	83%	460
Argenta-Oreana High School	White	84.6%	246
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	White	79.3%	217
Dennis Elementary School	African American	46.2%	532
Eisenhower High School	African American	48.3%	994
Franklin Grove Elementary School	African American	51.8%	461
Hope Academy	African American	62.9%	564
Johns Hill Magnet School	African American	39.7%	575
MacArthur High School	African American	48%	1,137
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	White	80.2%	555
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	White	81.4%	264
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School	White	80.9%	335
McGaughey Elementary School	White	93.5%	383
Meridian Elementary School	White	93.3%	433
Meridian High School	White	91.9%	295
Meridian Middle School	White	94.7%	206
Michael E. Baum Elementary School	White	39.8%	334
Montessori Academy for Peace	White	49.9%	689
Mt. Zion Elementary School	White	93.3%	345
Mt. Zion High School	White	91.9%	719
Mt. Zion Intermediate School	White	89.2%	527
Mt. Zion Junior High School	White	91%	401
Muffley Elementary School	White	41.7%	396
Parsons Accelerated School	African American	45.9%	501
Pershing Early Learning Center	African American	46.6%	414
Robertson Charter School	African American	91.1%	348
Sangamon Valley High School	White	92.4%	198
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School	White	95.5%	134
Sangamon Valley Middle School	White	95.6%	160
Sangamon Valley Primary School	White	91.4%	152
South Shores Elementary School	African American	49.5%	301
Stephen Decatur Middle School	African American	45.1%	490
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	White	84.2%	404
Warrensburg-Latham High School	White	87.7%	309
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	White	87.4%	239