Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that multiracial students made up 9.2% of the 14,880 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the seven districts in Macon County, Decatur School District 61 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,060 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 | multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Decatur School District 61 | 13.4% | 7,890 |
Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3 | 3.3% | 2,386 |
Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit School District 11 | 6.3% | 960 |
Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 | 6.7% | 902 |
Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 | 3.9% | 1,172 |
Meridian Community Unit School District 15 | 4.5% | 938 |
Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 | 3.5% | 632 |