Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 8.3% of Sangamon County County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

Jennifer Gill Superintendent at Springfield High School | Official Website

By Sangamon Sun

Jul 16, 2024

There were 2,224 multiracial students enrolled in Sangamon County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 8.3% of the 26,740 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 66 schools in Sangamon County County, Springfield High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 144 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.

Ethnicities in Sangamon County County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Sangamon County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Springfield High School	10	1,438
Lanphier High School	13.3	1,018
Springfield Southeast High School	10.6	1,218
Glenwood High School	6.9	1,476
Jefferson Middle School	14.2	528
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	9.5	707
Glenwood Intermediate School	9.3	718
Washington Middle School	11.7	520
Ridgely Elementary School	19.2	308
U.S. Grant Middle School	11.2	518
Dubois Elementary School	13.7	423
Springfield Ball Charter School	14.3	384
Iles Elementary School	13.6	391
Glenwood Middle School	7	757
Black Hawk Elementary School	20.8	245
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School	19.2	250
Lincoln Magnet School	15.1	298
Harvard Park Elementary School	13.1	344
Glenwood Elementary School	7.6	595
Enos Elementary School	16.9	255
Fairview Elementary School	15.3	274
Lindsay School	10.1	406
Wilcox Elementary School	16.4	250
Butler Elementary School	12.6	325
Ball Elementary School	6.7	599
Riverton Elementary School	7.9	505
Sandburg Elementary School	14.3	273
Jane Addams Elementary School	13.7	285
Feitshans Elementary School	13	293
Chatham Elementary School	7.7	470
Laketown Elementary School	18.8	160
Rochester High School	3.7	694
Owen Marsh Elementary School	9	290
McClernand Elementary School	13.2	190
Rochester Intermediate School	5.2	424
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School	9.9	223
Edwin A. Lee Elementary School	12.5	176
Auburn High School	5.6	358
Rochester Elementary 2-3	7.5	255
Williamsville Junior High School	4	470
Cantrall Elementary School	5.5	325
Sherman Elementary School	3.4	526
New Berlin Elementary School	4.1	437
Rochester Elementary Ec-1 School	4.8	351
Southern View Elementary School	11.9	134
Auburn Elementary School	5.1	294
Auburn Junior High At Divernon	5.9	238
Cantrall Intermediate School	6.1	213
Riverton High School	3.7	347
Williamsville High School	2.7	486
Pleasant Plains Middle School	3.4	377
Hazel Dell Elementary School	9.8	122
Auburn Middle School	5.6	213
Tri-City Elementary School	3.8	292
Sangamon Valley Middle School	0	148
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School	0	137
Riverton Middle School	0	354
Rochester Junior High School	0	339
Farmingdale Elementary School	0	467
New Berlin High School	0	239
New Berlin Junior High School	0	170
Tri-City High School	0	162
Tri-City Junior High School	0	111
Pawnee Grade School	0	312
Pawnee Junior/Senior High School	0	242
Pleasant Plains High School	0	393