Kane County Reporter

There were 4,536 Black students enrolled in Kane County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 5.3% of the 85,167 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 127 schools in Kane County County, West Aurora High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 369 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 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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
West Aurora High School	10.2	3,635
East High School	6.3	4,092
Larkin High School	9.5	2,117
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	23	653
South Elgin High School	5	2,910
Perry Elementary School	46.7	285
Dundee-Crown High School	4.6	2,490
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	11.1	893
Jefferson Middle School	15.1	581
Smith Elementary School	19.3	409
Jewel Middle School	13.5	579
McCleery Elementary School	13.1	534
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	17.9	380
Hampshire High School	3.5	1,873
Hall Elementary School	12.3	527
Carpentersville Middle School	5.6	1,134
Washington Elementary School	17.1	369
Century Oaks Elementary School	13.4	463
K.D. Waldo Middle School	6.6	927
Westfield Community School	4.5	1,309
Herget Middle School	9.2	631
Batavia Senior High School	3.1	1,871
Hill Elementary School	10.4	546
Washington Middle School	9.1	629
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	8.3	659
Sam Rotolo Middle School	4.6	1,178
Abbott Middle School	8.2	636
Parkview Elementary School	14.1	361
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	13.6	361
Freeman Elementary School	9.4	510
Fearn Elementary School	9.6	480
Kimball Middle School	7.6	607
Highland Elementary School	8.1	553
Goodwin Elementary School	13.3	331
Kenyon Woods Middle School	5	880
Dundee Middle School	3.8	1,145
Edna Rollins Elementary School	8.8	487
C.F. Simmons Middle School	5.1	818
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	10.9	376
Otter Creek Elementary School	6.4	636
Creekside Elementary School	8	498
Hoover Wood Elementary School	11.5	349
Hampshire Middle School	5.2	743
Kaneland Senior High School	2.8	1,323
Ellis Middle School	5.3	676
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	13.6	257
Saint Charles North High School	1.8	1,911
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	6.2	548
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	3.7	887
Greenman Elementary School	6.6	502
Clinton Elementary School	7.2	442
Larsen Middle School	4.7	657
Liberty Elementary School	4.2	744
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	8.3	373
Wredling Middle School	2.2	1,379
Nicholson Elementary School	10.1	286
Channing Memorial Elementary School	7.8	361
Schneider Elementary School	7.8	359
Kaneland Harter Middle School	3	936
Coleman Elementary School	4.4	608
Hillcrest Elementary School	6.4	419
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	7.2	376
Fox Meadow Elementary School	6.1	426
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	4	630
Central High School	1.9	1,327
Saint Charles East High School	1.2	2,069
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	6.2	388
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	6.3	381
Lowrie Elementary School	6	367
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	5.1	428
Garfield Elementary School	7.9	279
Lakewood School	2.8	761
Willard Elementary School	7.7	248
Country Trails Elementary School	2.7	633
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	3.9	431
Prairie Knolls Middle School	2.2	763
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	3.3	479
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	2.2	689
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	4	347
Prairie View Grade School	2.3	599
Hampshire Elementary School	2.9	449
West Aurora Learning Center	5.8	226
Benavides STEAM Academy	4.2	310
Sunny Hill Elementary School	4.7	279
Thompson Middle School	1	1,256
Anderson Elementary School	3.1	418
Gilberts Elementary School	1.7	706
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles	91.7	12
Delacey Family Education Center	4.5	245
Oak Park Elementary School	2.6	427
Corron Elementary School	1.8	543
Louise White Elementary School	2.8	355
Richmond Intermediate School	2.7	372
Wild Rose Elementary School	1.9	526
McKinley Elementary School	3	332
Geneva Community High School	0.6	1,679
Grace McWayne Elementary School	3	328
Central Middle School	0	364
L.D. Brady Elementary School	0	286
Lily Lake Grade School	0	263
Lincoln Elementary School	0	218
John Gates Elementary School	0	399
Meadowdale Elementary School	0	415
H.C. Storm Elementary School	0	321
Harrison Street Elementary School	0	388
Heartland Elementary School	0	316
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	0	158
John C Dunham Stem Partnership School	0	122
Davis Primary School	0	348
Beaupre Elementary School	0	158
Wasco Elementary School	0	451
Western Avenue Elementary School	0	333
Williamsburg Elementary School	0	454
Fabyan Elementary School	0	228
Ferson Creek School	0	566
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	0	271
Bell-Graham Elementary School	0	480
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	0	512
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	0	441
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	0	410
Mill Creek School	0	413
Munhall Elementary School	0	497
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	0	487
Geneva 304 Early Learning Center	0	93
Geneva Middle School North	0	592
Geneva Middle School South	0	596
Golfview Elementary School	0	390