Kane County Reporter

There were 4,245 white students enrolled in Geneva Community Unit School District 304 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 Geneva Community Unit School District 304 welcomed 5,831 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Geneva Community Unit School District 304 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Geneva.

Among the 10 schools in Geneva Community Unit School District 304, Geneva Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,419 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	5,092	4,245	83.4%
2021	5,153	4,314	83.7%
2020	5,527	4,638	83.9%
2019	5,676	4,783	84.3%
2018	5,831	4,936	84.7%