Kane County's student body comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year

Liberty Elementary School Principal Christine Santosdiaz (2023) | Liberty Elementary School

By Kane County Reporter

Oct 23, 2023

Of the many ethnicities represented in Kane County schools, Hispanic was the most prevalent ethnicity among Kane County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 108,693 students attending Kane County schools, 45.5% were Hispanic. white students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 39.4% of Kane County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were the most common group in Kane County, representing 45.2% of the student body.

South Elgin High School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 43.2% white students, 35.6% Hispanic students, 11.1% Asian students, 5% African American students, 4.7% multiracial students, and 0.4% American Indian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.5% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

Ethnicities in Kane County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

Students' Ethnicity in Kane County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Abbott Middle School	Hispanic	71.9%	636
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	White	45.7%	381
Algonquin Middle School	White	52.6%	441
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	White	81.9%	487
Anderson Elementary School	White	66%	418
Bartlett Elementary School	White	54.6%	471
Bartlett High School	White	37.8%	2,364
Batavia Senior High School	White	78.2%	1,871
Beaupre Elementary School	Hispanic	95.6%	158
Bell-Graham Elementary School	White	79.6%	480
Benavides STEAM Academy	Hispanic	90.3%	310
C.F. Simmons Middle School	Hispanic	91.8%	818
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	Hispanic	85.8%	388
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	Hispanic	92.4%	630
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	White	40.5%	659
Canton Middle School	Hispanic	46.1%	423
Carpentersville Middle School	Hispanic	86.1%	1,134
Centennial School	White	61.7%	496
Central High School	White	60.7%	1,327
Central Middle School	White	63.2%	364
Century Oaks Elementary School	Hispanic	67.4%	463
Channing Memorial Elementary School	Hispanic	83.1%	361
Clinton Elementary School	White	55.2%	442
Coleman Elementary School	Hispanic	82.9%	608
Corron Elementary School	White	62.6%	543
Country Trails Elementary School	White	59.1%	633
Creekside Elementary School	Hispanic	63.9%	498
Davis Primary School	White	63.2%	348
Delacey Family Education Center	Hispanic	60.4%	245
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	White	52.4%	347
Dundee Middle School	White	54.6%	1,145
Dundee-Crown High School	Hispanic	65%	2,490
East High School	Hispanic	88.8%	4,092
Eastview Elementary School	White	56%	400
Eastview Middle School	White	55.3%	734
Edna Rollins Elementary School	Hispanic	86.2%	487
Elgin High School	Hispanic	77.9%	2,664
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	Hispanic	42.4%	361
Ellis Middle School	Hispanic	81.4%	676
Fabyan Elementary School	White	82.9%	228
Fearn Elementary School	White	55.4%	480
Ferson Creek School	White	78.8%	566
Fox Meadow Elementary School	White	49.5%	426
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	Hispanic	90.4%	271
Freeman Elementary School	Hispanic	45.5%	510
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	Hispanic	88.6%	428
Garfield Elementary School	Hispanic	81.7%	279
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	White	62.5%	887
Geneva 304 Early Learning Center	White	79.6%	93
Geneva Community High School	White	84.5%	1,679
Geneva Middle School North	White	82.1%	592
Geneva Middle School South	White	82.2%	596
Gilberts Elementary School	White	64.9%	706
Glenbrook Elementary School	Hispanic	51.1%	489
Golfview Elementary School	Hispanic	97.7%	390
Goodwin Elementary School	Hispanic	40.5%	331
Grace McWayne Elementary School	White	82.6%	328
Greenman Elementary School	Hispanic	76.5%	502
H.C. Storm Elementary School	White	75.1%	321
Hall Elementary School	Hispanic	67%	527
Hampshire Elementary School	White	74.4%	449
Hampshire High School	White	59.6%	1,873
Hampshire Middle School	White	61%	743
Hanover Countryside Elementary School	Hispanic	48.4%	353
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	Hispanic	72.6%	380
Harrison Street Elementary School	White	71.9%	388
Harry D. Jacobs High School	White	59.4%	2,005
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	White	55.2%	353
Heartland Elementary School	White	85.4%	316
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	Hispanic	85.7%	893
Herget Middle School	Hispanic	58.5%	631
Heritage Elementary School	Hispanic	69.5%	397
Highland Elementary School	Hispanic	78.1%	553
Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	79.5%	546
Hillcrest Elementary School	Hispanic	75.4%	419
Hilltop Elementary School	Hispanic	50.1%	501
Hoover Wood Elementary School	White	65.6%	349
Horizon Elementary School	Hispanic	38.1%	520
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	White	55.4%	689
Huff Elementary School	Hispanic	86.7%	490
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	White	70.7%	376
Jefferson Middle School	Hispanic	68.3%	581
Jewel Middle School	Hispanic	52.5%	579
John C Dunham Stem Partnership School	White	42.6%	122
John Gates Elementary School	Hispanic	96%	399
K.D. Waldo Middle School	Hispanic	89.9%	927
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	White	82.6%	512
Kaneland Harter Middle School	White	75.4%	936
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	White	85.3%	441
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	White	81.5%	410
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	White	65.9%	431
Kaneland Senior High School	White	78.1%	1,323
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School	White	69.9%	462
Kenyon Woods Middle School	White	47.2%	880
Kimball Middle School	Hispanic	71.5%	607
L.D. Brady Elementary School	Hispanic	95.8%	286
Lake In The Hills Elementary School	White	58.8%	461
Lakewood School	Hispanic	88.2%	761
Larkin High School	Hispanic	73%	2,117
Larsen Middle School	Hispanic	68%	657
Laurel Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	86%	392
Liberty Elementary School	Asian	41.6%	505
Liberty Elementary School	White	46.5%	744
Lily Lake Grade School	White	79.8%	263
Lincoln Elementary School	White	69.7%	218
Lincoln Elementary School	Hispanic	58.3%	472
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	White	53.3%	458
Lords Park Elementary School	Hispanic	81.9%	553
Louise White Elementary School	White	80%	355
Lowrie Elementary School	Hispanic	80.1%	367
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	Hispanic	80.9%	376
McCleery Elementary School	Hispanic	70.4%	534
McKinley Elementary School	Hispanic	84%	332
Meadowdale Elementary School	Hispanic	97.3%	415
Mill Creek School	White	86.2%	413
Munhall Elementary School	White	77.7%	497
Nature Ridge Elementary School	Hispanic	43.8%	532
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	Hispanic	89.2%	548
Nicholson Elementary School	Hispanic	72.7%	286
Norton Creek Elementary School	White	68.5%	445
Oak Park Elementary School	Hispanic	93.4%	427
Oakhill Elementary School	Hispanic	76.8%	393
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	Hispanic	64.6%	653
Ontarioville Elementary School	Hispanic	85.7%	420
Otter Creek Elementary School	Hispanic	65.9%	636
Parkview Elementary School	Hispanic	59.6%	361
Parkwood Elementary School	Hispanic	77.3%	300
Perry Elementary School	African American	46.7%	285
Prairie Knolls Middle School	White	60.7%	763
Prairie View Grade School	White	67.4%	599
Prairieview Elementary School	White	49.5%	315
Richmond Intermediate School	White	61.8%	372
Ridge Circle Elementary School	Hispanic	68.4%	459
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	Hispanic	85.4%	479
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	Hispanic	79.8%	257
Saint Charles East High School	White	74%	2,069
Saint Charles North High School	White	76.2%	1,911
Sam Rotolo Middle School	White	77.7%	1,178
Schneider Elementary School	Hispanic	64.1%	359
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	White	52.5%	373
Smith Elementary School	Hispanic	58.4%	409
South Elgin High School	White	43.2%	2,910
Spring Trail Elementary School	White	49.6%	337
Streamwood High School	Hispanic	65.1%	1,757
Sunnydale Elementary School	Hispanic	71.5%	344
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	White	59.9%	623
Tefft Middle School	Hispanic	73%	962
Thompson Middle School	White	73.6%	1,256
Timber Trails Elementary School	Hispanic	55.3%	342
Wasco Elementary School	White	89.6%	451
Washington Elementary School	Hispanic	67.2%	369
Washington Middle School	Hispanic	65.2%	629
Wayne Elementary School	White	60.5%	342
West Aurora High School	Hispanic	61%	3,635
West Aurora Learning Center	Hispanic	67.7%	226
Western Avenue Elementary School	White	87.4%	333
Westfield Community School	White	60.2%	1,309
Wild Rose Elementary School	White	80%	526
Willard Elementary School	White	44%	248
Williamsburg Elementary School	White	86.1%	454
Wredling Middle School	White	69.4%	1,379