Kane County Reporter

There were 8,620 white students enrolled in St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 welcomed 12,442 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 73.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in St. Charles.

Among the 15 schools in St. Charles Community Unit School District 303, Saint Charles East High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,532 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	11,782	8,620	73.2%
2021	11,783	8,757	74.3%
2020	12,236	9,160	74.9%
2019	12,262	9,304	75.9%
2018	12,442	9,580	77%