Kane County Reporter

There were 8,621 white students enrolled in School District U-46 schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that School District U-46 welcomed 38,764 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 24.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

School District U-46 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Elgin.

Among the 53 schools in School District U-46, South Elgin High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,256 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	35,377	8,621	24.4%
2021	35,958	8,995	25%
2020	37,241	9,567	25.7%
2019	38,395	9,967	26%
2018	38,764	10,355	26.7%