Total enrollment
4,516
+131 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Urbana
Illinois · Public K-12
Public-school families in Urbana pick from 14 schools serving the city's roughly 4,977 K-12 students (8 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Urbana
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-1 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
39,341
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
4,977
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
14
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign Co Detention Center | High | 06-12 | 0 |
| Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch | Elementary | KG-05 | 399 |
| Juvenile Detention Center | High | 06-11 | 0 |
| Leal Elem School | Elementary | KG-05 | 373 |
| M L King Jr Elem School | Elementary | KG-05 | 322 |
| Thomas Paine Elem School | Elementary | KG-05 | 324 |
| University of Illinois High Sch | High | 07-12 | 319 |
| Urbana Early Childhood Ctr | Elementary | PK-PK | 244 |
| Urbana Gerber School | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Urbana High School | High | 09-12 | 1,176 |
| Urbana Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 877 |
| Wiley Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 |
| Yankee Ridge Elem School | Elementary | KG-05 | 461 |
| Yankee Ridge Multilingual School | Elementary | KG-05 | 482 |
About Urbana
Across Urbana, Illinois, 14 public schools instructs about 4,977 students between them.
In terms of grade levels, the city comprises 8 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high, and 1 other.
Average school size in Urbana is around 356 students, 26% meaningfully below the Illinois average of about 480.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Urbana has expanded 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,385 students to 4,516. Over that span, Urbana lost 1 school, going from 10 to 9.
On this page, the community for Urbana discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.