Sangamon Sun

There were 126 multiracial students enrolled in Logan County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4% of the 3,126 students in Logan County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the seven districts in Logan County, Lincoln Elementary School District 27 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 70 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Logan 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lincoln Elementary School District 27	6.8%	1,026
Lincoln Community High School District 404	4.3%	828
Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61	3.5%	284
Mount Pulaski Community Unit School District 23	2%	505
Hartsburg Emden Community Unit School District 21	0%	185
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88	0%	84
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92	0%	214