Sangamon Sun

There were 116 multiracial students enrolled in Logan County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 3.4% of the 3,438 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 14 schools in Logan County County, Lincoln Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 36 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.

School name	% of Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lincoln Community High School	4.3	828
Northwest Elementary School	10.4	241
Washington-Monroe Elementary School	11.8	195
Central Elementary School	6.8	161
Olympia South Elementary School	3.5	312
Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School	3.5	284
Lincoln Junior High School	0	340
Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School	0	102
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School	0	214
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School	0	84
Emden Elementary School	0	83
Mount Pulaski Elementary School	0	346
Mount Pulaski High School	0	159
Adams Elementary School	0	89