Sangamon Sun

There were 48 Black students enrolled in Logan County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 1.4% of the 3,465 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 14 schools in Logan County County, Lincoln Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 20 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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lincoln Community High School	2.5	786
Washington-Monroe Elementary School	8.6	187
Lincoln Junior High School	3.5	343
Central Elementary School	0	176
Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School	0	273
Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School	0	97
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School	0	204
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School	0	71
Northwest Elementary School	0	256
Emden Elementary School	0	89
Olympia South Elementary School	0	328
Mount Pulaski Elementary School	0	375
Mount Pulaski High School	0	173
Adams Elementary School	0	107