Macon Reporter

There were 558 Hispanic students enrolled in Macon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 19.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 4% of the 14,051 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 33 schools in Macon County, Johns Hill Magnet School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 161 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Johns Hill Magnet School	25.8%	625
MacArthur High School	6.6%	999
Eisenhower High School	5.1%	885
Dennis Elementary School	6.7%	520
Parsons Accelerated School	5.6%	465
Stephen Decatur Middle School	4.6%	474
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	4.6%	458
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	3.4%	584
Franklin Grove Elementary School	3.9%	460
Mt. Zion High School	2.2%	759
Muffley Elementary School	4.4%	389
Michael E. Baum Elementary School	4.6%	323
Hope Academy	2.7%	527
Meridian High School	4.9%	288
South Shores Elementary School	3.8%	320
Mt. Zion Junior High School	3%	398
Warrensburg-Latham High School	3.6%	307
Argenta-Oreana High School	4.2%	265
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	6.3%	174
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	4.1%	245
Sangamon Valley Primary School	0%	157
Sangamon Valley High School	0%	184
Robertson Charter School	0%	329
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	0%	214
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School	0%	337
McGaughey Elementary School	0%	366
American Dreamer STEM Academy	0%	364
Meridian Elementary School	0%	466
Meridian Middle School	0%	198
Mt. Zion Elementary School	0%	347
Mt. Zion Intermediate School	0%	521
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	0%	455
Montessori Academy for Peace	0%	648