Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Data showed that American Indian students made up 0.1% of the 14,736 students in the county. They were the least represented ethnicity.
Among the seven districts in Macon County, Decatur School District 61 recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 21 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Macon County.
Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.
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.
District | Am. Indian Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
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Decatur School District 61 | 0.3% | 7,757 |
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