Total enrollment
4,516
-321 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
14 schools in Urbana
Illinois · Public K-12
Public-school families in Urbana pick from 14 campuses serving the city's roughly 4,977 K-12 students (8 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high).
7-year change in Urbana
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-1 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
24%
was 34%
% Hispanic
23%
was 14%
% Black
36%
was 35%
% Asian
7%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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 contracted 7% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 4,837 students to 4,516. Over that span, Urbana lost 1 school, going from 10 to 9. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 34% to 24% over the same window.
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.