Kane County Reporter

There were 4,069 white students enrolled in Batavia Unit School District 101 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Batavia Unit School District 101 welcomed 5,828 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 77.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Batavia Unit School District 101 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Batavia.

Among the eight schools in Batavia Unit School District 101, Batavia Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,464 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	5,265	4,069	77.3%
2021	5,184	4,065	78.4%
2020	5,490	4,343	79.1%
2019	5,720	4,544	79.4%
2018	5,828	4,632	79.5%