Jennifer Gill Superintendent at Springfield School District 186 | Official Website
Jennifer Gill Superintendent at Springfield School District 186 | Official Website
Data showed that multiracial students made up 8.8% of the 26,582 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 10 districts in Sangamon County, Springfield School District 186 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,651 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 | multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield School District 186 | 12.8% | 12,911 |
| Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 | 7.4% | 4,615 |
| Rochester Community Unit School District 3A | 4.5% | 2,063 |
| Riverton Community Unit School District 14 | 5.1% | 1,206 |
| Auburn Community Unit School District 10 | 5.5% | 1,103 |
| Williamsville Community Unit School District 15 | 3.4% | 1,482 |
| Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 | 2.4% | 1,237 |
| Community Unit School District 16 | 3.4% | 846 |
| Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 | 3.5% | 565 |
| Pawnee Community Unit School District 11 | 2.5% | 554 |
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