Sangamon Sun

There were 16,533 white students enrolled in Sangamon County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 62.2% of the 26,582 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 10 districts in Sangamon County, Springfield School District 186 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 4,762 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Springfield School District 186	36.9%	12,911
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5	76.1%	4,615
Rochester Community Unit School District 3A	89.6%	2,063
Williamsville Community Unit School District 15	93.6%	1,482
Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8	92.6%	1,237
Riverton Community Unit School District 14	86.2%	1,206
Auburn Community Unit School District 10	90.8%	1,103
Community Unit School District 16	92.8%	846
Tri-City Community Unit School District 1	93.1%	565
Pawnee Community Unit School District 11	94.8%	554