Sangamon Sun

There were 576 Asian students enrolled in Sangamon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 2.2% of the 26,224 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 65 schools in Sangamon County, Iles Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 102 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Iles Elementary School	25.1%	406
Springfield High School	6.1%	1,414
Glenwood High School	5.5%	1,433
Glenwood Middle School	6.7%	775
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	7.1%	693
Glenwood Elementary School	7.6%	607
Glenwood Intermediate School	5.4%	681
Lindsay School	7%	458
Chatham Elementary School	5.1%	486
Ball Elementary School	3%	597
Rochester High School	2%	698
Lincoln Magnet School	4.3%	300
Sandburg Elementary School	4.7%	278
Owen Marsh Elementary School	3.4%	292
Cantrall Elementary School	0%	355
Cantrall Intermediate School	0%	209
Feitshans Elementary School	0%	273
Laketown Elementary School	0%	124
Lanphier High School	0%	1,036
U.S. Grant Middle School	0%	515
Jefferson Middle School	0%	483
Sangamon Valley Middle School	0%	132
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School	0%	124
Sherman Elementary School	0%	536
Southern View Elementary School	0%	154
Springfield Ball Charter School	0%	394
Springfield Southeast High School	0%	1,131
Ridgely Elementary School	0%	297
Riverton High School	0%	352
Riverton Middle School	0%	349
Rochester Elementary 2-3	0%	257
Rochester Elementary Ec-1 School	0%	370
Rochester Intermediate School	0%	413
Harvard Park Elementary School	0%	349
Hazel Dell Elementary School	0%	113
Dubois Elementary School	0%	436
Washington Middle School	0%	512
Wilcox Elementary School	0%	256
Williamsville High School	0%	464
Williamsville Junior High School	0%	441
Fairview Elementary School	0%	294
Farmingdale Elementary School	0%	478
Black Hawk Elementary School	0%	261
Butler Elementary School	0%	350
Jane Addams Elementary School	0%	259
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School	0%	212
McClernand Elementary School	0%	193
New Berlin Elementary School	0%	438
New Berlin High School	0%	242
New Berlin Junior High School	0%	163
Edwin A. Lee Elementary School	0%	189
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School	0%	248
Enos Elementary School	0%	241
Tri-City Elementary School	0%	275
Tri-City High School	0%	145
Tri-City Junior High School	0%	123
Pawnee Grade School	0%	303
Pawnee Junior/Senior High School	0%	251
Pleasant Plains High School	0%	414
Pleasant Plains Middle School	0%	381
Riverton Elementary School	0%	500
Auburn Elementary School	0%	294
Auburn High School	0%	341
Auburn Junior High At Divernon	0%	236
Auburn Middle School	0%	200