Sangamon Sun

White students were the largest ethnic group in Sangamon County in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 26,224 students attending Sangamon County schools, 62.7% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 22.3% of Sangamon County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Sangamon County, representing 63.4% of the student body.

Iles Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 46.1% white students, 25.1% Asian students, 13.3% African American students, 10.8% multiracial students, and 3.9% Hispanic students.

The Illinois State Board of Education’s budget for fiscal year 2026 will increase from nearly $10.8 billion to about $11.2 billion. This includes a $307 million boost for K–12 schools, marking the smallest annual increase since 2020.

The agency has paused about $50 million in funding previously allocated through the Evidence-Based Funding formula for the Property Tax Relief Grant while reviewing its impact on local tax relief. Officials say the pause could affect the timing and amount of property tax relief available to taxpayers.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Auburn Elementary School	White	92.9%	294
Auburn High School	White	91.5%	341
Auburn Junior High At Divernon	White	90.3%	236
Auburn Middle School	White	90%	200
Ball Elementary School	White	77.9%	597
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	African American	42.3%	693
Black Hawk Elementary School	African American	47.9%	261
Butler Elementary School	African American	44.9%	350
Cantrall Elementary School	White	90.7%	355
Cantrall Intermediate School	White	89.5%	209
Chatham Elementary School	White	76.7%	486
Dubois Elementary School	African American	56%	436
Edwin A. Lee Elementary School	African American	58.7%	189
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School	African American	57.7%	248
Enos Elementary School	African American	57.3%	241
Fairview Elementary School	African American	41.8%	294
Farmingdale Elementary School	White	95%	478
Feitshans Elementary School	African American	63.4%	273
Glenwood Elementary School	White	69.2%	607
Glenwood High School	White	76.3%	1,433
Glenwood Intermediate School	White	76.1%	681
Glenwood Middle School	White	74.8%	775
Harvard Park Elementary School	African American	59.9%	349
Hazel Dell Elementary School	African American	51.3%	113
Iles Elementary School	White	46.1%	406
Jane Addams Elementary School	African American	54.1%	259
Jefferson Middle School	African American	56.3%	483
Laketown Elementary School	African American	43.5%	124
Lanphier High School	African American	42.5%	1,036
Lincoln Magnet School	White	50.3%	300
Lindsay School	African American	43.4%	458
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School	African American	68.9%	212
McClernand Elementary School	African American	50.8%	193
New Berlin Elementary School	White	90.9%	438
New Berlin High School	White	95.5%	242
New Berlin Junior High School	White	92.6%	163
Owen Marsh Elementary School	White	53.8%	292
Pawnee Grade School	White	96.4%	303
Pawnee Junior/Senior High School	White	94.8%	251
Pleasant Plains High School	White	91.1%	414
Pleasant Plains Middle School	White	92.9%	381
Ridgely Elementary School	White	46.1%	297
Riverton Elementary School	White	81.6%	500
Riverton High School	White	91.2%	352
Riverton Middle School	White	85.4%	349
Rochester Elementary 2-3	White	88.7%	257
Rochester Elementary Ec-1 School	White	88.9%	370
Rochester High School	White	91.3%	698
Rochester Intermediate School	White	88.4%	413
Sandburg Elementary School	African American	43.2%	278
Sangamon Valley Intermediate School	White	95.2%	124
Sangamon Valley Middle School	White	94.7%	132
Sherman Elementary School	White	94%	536
Southern View Elementary School	African American	49.4%	154
Springfield Ball Charter School	African American	40.9%	394
Springfield High School	White	48.8%	1,414
Springfield Southeast High School	African American	54.6%	1,131
Tri-City Elementary School	White	94.5%	275
Tri-City High School	White	91.7%	145
Tri-City Junior High School	White	91.9%	123
U.S. Grant Middle School	African American	54.6%	515
Washington Middle School	African American	49%	512
Wilcox Elementary School	African American	41.4%	256
Williamsville High School	White	93.8%	464
Williamsville Junior High School	White	93.2%	441

Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.