Macon Reporter

There were 7,895 white students enrolled in Macon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 56.2% of the 14,051 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 33 schools in Macon County, Mt. Zion High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 678 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Mt. Zion High School	89.3%	759
Mt. Zion Intermediate School	91.9%	521
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	75.5%	584
Meridian Elementary School	92.7%	466
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	86.2%	455
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	83.4%	458
Mt. Zion Junior High School	89.4%	398
McGaughey Elementary School	92.3%	366
Mt. Zion Elementary School	91.4%	347
Montessori Academy for Peace	47.4%	648
Eisenhower High School	33.8%	885
MacArthur High School	28.3%	999
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School	79.8%	337
Meridian High School	91%	288
Warrensburg-Latham High School	85%	307
Argenta-Oreana High School	81.9%	265
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	76.3%	245
Meridian Middle School	91.4%	198
Sangamon Valley High School	92.4%	184
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	79.4%	214
Stephen Decatur Middle School	34.8%	474
Dennis Elementary School	28.5%	520
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	82.2%	174
Sangamon Valley Primary School	87.3%	157
Muffley Elementary School	34.4%	389
Parsons Accelerated School	27.3%	465
Michael E. Baum Elementary School	36.2%	323
Hope Academy	22%	527
Johns Hill Magnet School	17.9%	625
Franklin Grove Elementary School	24.1%	460
South Shores Elementary School	31.6%	320
American Dreamer STEM Academy	17.3%	364
Robertson Charter School	0%	329