Macon Reporter

There were 216 Asian students enrolled in Macon County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 13.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 1.5% of the 14,880 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the seven districts in Macon County, Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 106 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	Asian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2	9%	1,172
Decatur School District 61	0.7%	7,890
Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3	1.5%	2,386
Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1	1.3%	902
Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit School District 11	1.1%	960