There were 28 multiracial students enrolled in Cairo Unit School District 1 in the 2024-25 school year, 17.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Cairo Unit School District 1 welcomed 277 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 10.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.
Cairo Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within Alexander County and has a main office in Cairo.
Among the two schools in Cairo Unit School District 1, Cairo Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 17 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Multiracial Students | Multiracial students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 277 | 28 | 10.1% |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 34 | 11.6% |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 34 | 11.3% |
| 2021-22 | 271 | 31 | 11.4% |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 33 | 11.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
