Sangamon Sun

There were 27 Am. Indian students enrolled in Sangamon County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Am. Indian students made up 0.1% of the 26,878 students in Sangamon County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 10 districts in Sangamon County, Springfield School District 186 recorded the highest enrollment of Am. Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 27 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Sangamon County.

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.

District	% of Am. Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Springfield School District 186	0.2%	13,015
Auburn Community Unit School District 10	0%	1,160
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5	0%	4,636
Riverton Community Unit School District 14	0%	1,236
Rochester Community Unit School District 3A	0%	2,102
Community Unit School District 16	0%	848
Tri-City Community Unit School District 1	0%	590
Pawnee Community Unit School District 11	0%	543
Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8	0%	1,245
Williamsville Community Unit School District 15	0%	1,503