Sangamon Sun

There were 2,188 multiracial students enrolled in Sangamon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 8.3% of the 26,224 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 65 schools in Sangamon County, Lanphier High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 150 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lanphier High School	14.5%	1,036
Springfield High School	10.4%	1,414
Springfield Southeast High School	11.4%	1,131
Glenwood High School	7%	1,433
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	10.1%	693
U.S. Grant Middle School	13.2%	515
Washington Middle School	13.1%	512
Glenwood Middle School	8.5%	775
Dubois Elementary School	14.2%	436
Glenwood Intermediate School	9.1%	681
Jefferson Middle School	12.6%	483
Black Hawk Elementary School	22.2%	261
Springfield Ball Charter School	14.5%	394
Ridgely Elementary School	17.8%	297
Riverton Elementary School	9.8%	500
Glenwood Elementary School	8.1%	607
Lindsay School	10.5%	458
Lincoln Magnet School	14.7%	300
Iles Elementary School	10.8%	406
Jane Addams Elementary School	17%	259
Harvard Park Elementary School	12.3%	349
Fairview Elementary School	14.3%	294
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School	16.5%	248
Butler Elementary School	11.4%	350
Ball Elementary School	6.4%	597
Wilcox Elementary School	14.5%	256
Feitshans Elementary School	13.2%	273
Enos Elementary School	14.1%	241
Chatham Elementary School	6.8%	486
Rochester Intermediate School	6.3%	413
Sandburg Elementary School	9%	278
Owen Marsh Elementary School	8.2%	292
Cantrall Elementary School	6.5%	355
Sherman Elementary School	3.9%	536
McClernand Elementary School	10.9%	193
New Berlin Elementary School	4.8%	438
Laketown Elementary School	15.3%	124
Rochester High School	2.7%	698
Hazel Dell Elementary School	16.8%	113
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School	9%	212
Williamsville Junior High School	4.1%	441
Edwin A. Lee Elementary School	9.5%	189
Auburn High School	4.7%	341
Williamsville High School	3.2%	464
Cantrall Intermediate School	6.7%	209
Rochester Elementary Ec-1 School	3.8%	370
Southern View Elementary School	8.4%	154
Riverton Middle School	3.7%	349
Rochester Elementary 2-3	5.1%	257
Pleasant Plains Middle School	3.4%	381
Auburn Elementary School	3.7%	294
Auburn Junior High At Divernon	4.7%	236
Riverton High School	2.8%	352
Sangamon Valley Middle School	0%	132
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School	0%	124
Farmingdale Elementary School	0%	478
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 High School	0%	414
Auburn Middle School	0%	200