Sangamon Sun

The majority of students in Sangamon County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 26,740 students attending Sangamon County schools, 63.7% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 21.6% of Sangamon County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Sangamon County, representing 64.5% of the student body.

Iles Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 42.5% white students, 23.3% Asian students, 15.3% African American students, 13.6% multiracial students, and 4.3% Hispanic students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.7% compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Auburn Elementary School	White	92.5%	294
Auburn High School	White	90.8%	358
Auburn Junior High At Divernon	White	91.2%	238
Auburn Middle School	White	87.8%	213
Ball Elementary School	White	79.3%	599
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	African American	43%	707
Black Hawk Elementary School	African American	48.2%	245
Butler Elementary School	White	45.5%	325
Cantrall Elementary School	White	91.7%	325
Cantrall Intermediate School	White	87.8%	213
Chatham Elementary School	White	80.4%	470
Dubois Elementary School	African American	56%	423
Edwin A. Lee Elementary School	African American	58.5%	176
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School	African American	56.8%	250
Enos Elementary School	African American	49.4%	255
Fairview Elementary School	African American	41.2%	274
Farmingdale Elementary School	White	93.1%	467
Feitshans Elementary School	African American	61.4%	293
Glenwood Elementary School	White	70.4%	595
Glenwood High School	White	76.2%	1,476
Glenwood Intermediate School	White	74.2%	718
Glenwood Middle School	White	77.3%	757
Harvard Park Elementary School	African American	60.5%	344
Hazel Dell Elementary School	African American	53.3%	122
Iles Elementary School	White	42.5%	391
Jane Addams Elementary School	African American	54.4%	285
Jefferson Middle School	African American	55.3%	528
Laketown Elementary School	White	43.8%	160
Lanphier High School	African American	41.9%	1,018
Lincoln Magnet School	White	51%	298
Lindsay School	African American	40.4%	406
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School	African American	65%	223
McClernand Elementary School	African American	51.1%	190
New Berlin Elementary School	White	91.8%	437
New Berlin High School	White	94.1%	239
New Berlin Junior High School	White	93.5%	170
Owen Marsh Elementary School	White	53.8%	290
Pawnee Grade School	White	95.5%	312
Pawnee Junior/Senior High School	White	93.8%	242
Pleasant Plains High School	White	91.1%	393
Pleasant Plains Middle School	White	93.6%	377
Ridgely Elementary School	White	46.1%	308
Riverton Elementary School	White	82%	505
Riverton High School	White	89.6%	347
Riverton Middle School	White	88.7%	354
Rochester Elementary 2-3	White	87.1%	255
Rochester Elementary Ec-1 School	White	89.2%	351
Rochester High School	White	90.5%	694
Rochester Intermediate School	White	89.6%	424
Rochester Junior High School	White	90%	339
Sandburg Elementary School	White	40.3%	273
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School	White	95.6%	137
Sangamon Valley Middle School	White	93.2%	148
Sherman Elementary School	White	93.5%	526
Southern View Elementary School	African American	47.8%	134
Springfield Ball Charter School	White	42.7%	384
Springfield High School	White	51.5%	1,438
Springfield Southeast High School	African American	55.1%	1,218
Tri-City Elementary School	White	93.5%	292
Tri-City High School	White	93.2%	162
Tri-City Junior High School	White	91.9%	111
U.S. Grant Middle School	African American	50.8%	518
Washington Middle School	African American	50.2%	520
Wilcox Elementary School	White	43.6%	250
Williamsville High School	White	93.6%	486
Williamsville Junior High School	White	93.6%	470