Macon Reporter

There were 1,331 multiracial students enrolled in Macon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 9.5% of the 14,051 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 33 schools in Macon County, MacArthur High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 140 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
MacArthur High School	14%	999
Montessori Academy for Peace	18.8%	648
Eisenhower High School	11.4%	885
Parsons Accelerated School	20%	465
Franklin Grove Elementary School	17.2%	460
Johns Hill Magnet School	11%	625
Hope Academy	12.9%	527
Stephen Decatur Middle School	13.9%	474
Dennis Elementary School	12.3%	520
Michael E. Baum Elementary School	19.8%	323
Muffley Elementary School	15.4%	389
South Shores Elementary School	16.3%	320
American Dreamer STEM Academy	11.3%	364
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	6.5%	584
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	7.9%	458
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	7.5%	455
Robertson Charter School	8.8%	329
Mt. Zion High School	3.8%	759
Argenta-Oreana High School	8.3%	265
Meridian Elementary School	4.3%	466
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	8.4%	214
Mt. Zion Junior High School	4.3%	398
McGaughey Elementary School	4.4%	366
Warrensburg-Latham High School	4.9%	307
Mt. Zion Elementary School	3.7%	347
Mt. Zion Intermediate School	2.5%	521
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	6.9%	174
Sangamon Valley Primary School	0%	157
Sangamon Valley High School	0%	184
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	0%	245
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School	0%	337
Meridian High School	0%	288
Meridian Middle School	0%	198