Kane County Reporter

There were 3,156 white students enrolled in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 welcomed 4,410 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 77.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Maple Park.

Among the six schools in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302, Kaneland Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,033 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	4,053	3,156	77.9%
2021	4,031	3,190	79.1%
2020	4,259	3,406	80%
2019	4,331	3,509	81%
2018	4,410	3,551	80.5%