Sangamon Sun

There were 12 Pacific Islander 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 Pacific Islander students made up 0% of the 26,878 students in Sangamon County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.

Among the 10 districts in Sangamon County, Springfield School District 186 recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 12 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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Springfield School District 186	0.1%	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