Macon Reporter

There were 223 Asian students enrolled in Macon County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 1.5% of the 14,736 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Macon County, Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 105 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	Asian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2	9%	1,166
Decatur School District 61	0.6%	7,757
Mount Zion Community Unit School District 3	1.8%	2,391
Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit School District 11	1.8%	979
Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1	1.1%	894