Kane County Reporter

There were 2,365 white students enrolled in Aurora West Unit School District 129 in the 2021-22 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Aurora West Unit School District 129 welcomed 12,316 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 21.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Aurora West Unit School District 129 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Aurora.

Among the 16 schools in Aurora West Unit School District 129, West Aurora High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 853 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	10,925	2,365	21.6%
2021	10,932	2,463	22.5%
2020	11,823	2,765	23.4%
2019	12,208	2,969	24.3%
2018	12,316	3,069	24.9%