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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 1% of Macon County’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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Muffley Elementary School Principal Mr. Paul Ranstead (2023) | Muffley Elementary School

Muffley Elementary School Principal Mr. Paul Ranstead (2023) | Muffley Elementary School

There were 155 Asian students enrolled in Macon County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 1% of the 15,119 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 36 schools in Macon County, Maroa-Forsyth Grade School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 54 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Ethnicities in Macon County in 2021-22 School Year
White [57.5%]Black [27.1%]Multiracial [8.8%]Ethnicities <5 [4.3%]
Enrollment Demographics in Macon County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School9.7555
Johns Hill Magnet School7.3575
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School9.6335
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School10.2264
Dennis Elementary School0532
Sangamon Valley Primary School0152
Sangamon Valley High School0198
Sangamon Valley Middle School0160
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School0134
South Shores Elementary School0301
Robertson Charter School0348
Hope Academy0564
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School0404
Warrensburg-Latham High School0309
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School0239
Franklin Grove Elementary School0461
MacArthur High School01,137
McGaughey Elementary School0383
Stephen Decatur Middle School0490
Eisenhower High School0994
Parsons Accelerated School0501
Pershing Early Learning Center0414
American Dreamer STEM Academy0401
Meridian Elementary School0433
Meridian High School0295
Meridian Middle School0206
Michael E. Baum Elementary School0334
Mt. Zion Elementary School0345
Mt. Zion High School0719
Mt. Zion Intermediate School0527
Mt. Zion Junior High School0401
Muffley Elementary School0396
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School0460
Argenta-Oreana High School0246
Argenta-Oreana Middle School0217
Montessori Academy for Peace0689

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