Decatur School District 61 Principal Dr. Rochelle Clark (2023) | Decatur School District 61
Decatur School District 61 Principal Dr. Rochelle Clark (2023) | Decatur School District 61
Data showed that Black students made up 27.5% of the 15,129 students in Macon County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.
Among the seven districts in Macon County, Decatur School District 61 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 3,995 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Macon County.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 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.
| District | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur School District 61 | 49 | 8,147 |
| Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 | 4.3 | 1,154 |
| Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3 | 2 | 2,375 |
| Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 | 3.5 | 923 |
| Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit School District 11 | 3 | 952 |
| Meridian Community Unit School District 15 | 0 | 934 |
| Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 | 0 | 644 |
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