Sangamon Sun

There were 5,856 Black students enrolled in Sangamon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 22.3% of the 26,224 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 65 schools in Sangamon County, Springfield Southeast High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 617 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
Springfield Southeast High School	54.6%	1,131
Lanphier High School	42.5%	1,036
Springfield High School	29.3%	1,414
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	42.3%	693
U.S. Grant Middle School	54.6%	515
Jefferson Middle School	56.3%	483
Washington Middle School	49%	512
Dubois Elementary School	56%	436
Harvard Park Elementary School	59.9%	349
Lindsay School	43.4%	458
Feitshans Elementary School	63.4%	273
Springfield Ball Charter School	40.9%	394
Butler Elementary School	44.9%	350
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School	68.9%	212
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School	57.7%	248
Jane Addams Elementary School	54.1%	259
Enos Elementary School	57.3%	241
Black Hawk Elementary School	47.9%	261
Fairview Elementary School	41.8%	294
Sandburg Elementary School	43.2%	278
Edwin A. Lee Elementary School	58.7%	189
Wilcox Elementary School	41.4%	256
McClernand Elementary School	50.8%	193
Ridgely Elementary School	31.6%	297
Owen Marsh Elementary School	30.8%	292
Glenwood High School	5.8%	1,433
Lincoln Magnet School	26.7%	300
Southern View Elementary School	49.4%	154
Hazel Dell Elementary School	51.3%	113
Glenwood Elementary School	9.2%	607
Laketown Elementary School	43.5%	124
Iles Elementary School	13.3%	406
Ball Elementary School	8.4%	597
Glenwood Middle School	5.4%	775
Glenwood Intermediate School	5.3%	681
Chatham Elementary School	6.6%	486
Riverton Elementary School	6.4%	500
Riverton Middle School	6.9%	349
Riverton High School	3.7%	352
Rochester High School	1.4%	698
Pleasant Plains High School	2.4%	414
Cantrall Elementary School	0%	355
Cantrall Intermediate School	0%	209
Sangamon Valley Middle School	0%	132
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School	0%	124
Sherman Elementary School	0%	536
Rochester Elementary 2-3	0%	257
Rochester Elementary Ec-1 School	0%	370
Rochester Intermediate School	0%	413
Williamsville High School	0%	464
Williamsville Junior High School	0%	441
Farmingdale Elementary School	0%	478
New Berlin Elementary School	0%	438
New Berlin High School	0%	242
New Berlin Junior High School	0%	163
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 Middle School	0%	381
Auburn Elementary School	0%	294
Auburn High School	0%	341
Auburn Junior High At Divernon	0%	236
Auburn Middle School	0%	200