Macon Reporter

There were 157 Asian students enrolled in Macon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 1.1% of the 14,051 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 33 schools in Macon County, Maroa-Forsyth Grade School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 45 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	7.7%	584
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School	9.8%	337
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	11%	245
Johns Hill Magnet School	3.8%	625
Mt. Zion High School	2.2%	759
Mt. Zion Intermediate School	2.1%	521
Dennis Elementary School	0%	520
Sangamon Valley Primary School	0%	157
Sangamon Valley High School	0%	184
South Shores Elementary School	0%	320
Robertson Charter School	0%	329
Hope Academy	0%	527
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	0%	458
Warrensburg-Latham High School	0%	307
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	0%	214
Franklin Grove Elementary School	0%	460
MacArthur High School	0%	999
McGaughey Elementary School	0%	366
Stephen Decatur Middle School	0%	474
Eisenhower High School	0%	885
Parsons Accelerated School	0%	465
American Dreamer STEM Academy	0%	364
Meridian Elementary School	0%	466
Meridian High School	0%	288
Meridian Middle School	0%	198
Michael E. Baum Elementary School	0%	323
Mt. Zion Elementary School	0%	347
Mt. Zion Junior High School	0%	398
Muffley Elementary School	0%	389
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	0%	455
Argenta-Oreana High School	0%	265
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	0%	174
Montessori Academy for Peace	0%	648