Sangamon Sun

There were 2,349 multiracial students enrolled in Sangamon County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 8.7% of the 26,878 students in Sangamon County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the 10 districts in Sangamon County, Springfield School District 186 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,676 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Springfield School District 186	12.9%	13,015
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5	7.3%	4,636
Rochester Community Unit School District 3A	3.9%	2,102
Auburn Community Unit School District 10	6.3%	1,160
Riverton Community Unit School District 14	4.4%	1,236
Williamsville Community Unit School District 15	3.3%	1,503
Tri-City Community Unit School District 1	3.9%	590
Community Unit School District 16	2.5%	848
Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8	1.7%	1,245
Pawnee Community Unit School District 11	2.2%	543