Total enrollment
4,197
+126 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Urbana SD 116
Illinois · 4,658 students · 1 city
Across the district, Urbana SD 116 runs 12 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 4,658 Illinois students (about 388 per school).
4-year change in Urbana SD 116
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
-1 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Urbana SD 116 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #306 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,658 | #70 of 508 | #2,062 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #68 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #153 of 506 | #2,387 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 72.1% | #51 of 456 | #1,778 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Urbana SD 116
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Leal Elementary School at 37.1% proficient to Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elementary School at 7.4%, a gap of 29.8 points. That is the 38th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,934 to 3,715 students (down 6%) and from 297 to 306 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana High School | Urbana | High | 09-12 | 1,176 |
| Urbana Middle School | Urbana | Middle | 06-08 | 877 |
| Yankee Ridge Multilingual School | Urbana | Elementary | KG-05 | 482 |
| Yankee Ridge Elem School | Urbana | Elementary | KG-05 | 461 |
| Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch | Urbana | Elementary | KG-05 | 399 |
| Leal Elem School | Urbana | Elementary | KG-05 | 373 |
| Thomas Paine Elem School | Urbana | Elementary | KG-05 | 324 |
| M L King Jr Elem School | Urbana | Elementary | KG-05 | 322 |
| Urbana Early Childhood Ctr | Urbana | Elementary | PK-PK | 244 |
| Champaign Co Detention Center | Urbana | High | 06-12 | 0 |
| Urbana Gerber School | Urbana | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| Wiley Elementary School | Urbana | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 |
About Urbana SD 116
Urbana SD 116 operates 12 public schools across Illinois, collectively teacheing roughly 4,658 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Urbana SD 116 spans 8 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Urbana SD 116 runs about 388 students per school, 19% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 480.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 3%: 4,071 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,197 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Urbana SD 116 lost 1 school, going from 9 to 8.
On this page, the community for Urbana SD 116 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.