Sangamon Sun

There were 53 Black students enrolled in Logan County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 1.5% of the 3,453 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 14 schools in Logan County, Lincoln Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 26 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lincoln Community High School	3.4%	776
Washington-Monroe Elementary School	7.6%	210
Lincoln Junior High School	3.5%	312
Central Elementary School	0%	169
Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School	0%	297
Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School	0%	88
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School	0%	220
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School	0%	67
Northwest Elementary School	0%	262
Emden Elementary School	0%	85
Olympia South Elementary School	0%	341
Mount Pulaski Elementary School	0%	346
Mount Pulaski High School	0%	170
Adams Elementary School	0%	110