There were 48 multiracial students enrolled in Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 in the 2024-25 school year, 23.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 welcomed 568 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 8.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328 roughly covers schools within Hancock County and has a main office in Hamilton.
Among the two schools in Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328, Hamilton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 34 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 | 568 | 48 | 8.5% |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 39 | 6.8% |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 36 | 6.3% |
| 2021-22 | 551 | 38 | 6.9% |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 22 | 4.2% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
