There were 362 multiracial students enrolled in Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 in the 2024-25 school year, 4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 welcomed 4,462 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 8.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Chatham.
Among the six schools in Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5, Glenwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 119 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Multiracial Students | Multiracial students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4,462 | 362 | 8.1% |
| 2023-24 | 4,579 | 348 | 7.6% |
| 2022-23 | 4,615 | 343 | 7.4% |
| 2021-22 | 4,636 | 338 | 7.3% |
| 2020-21 | 4,653 | 350 | 7.5% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
