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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

There were 4,536 Black students enrolled in Kane County County schools in 2021-22 school year

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West Aurora High School Principal Dr. Charles Hiscock (2023) | West Aurora High School

West Aurora High School Principal Dr. Charles Hiscock (2023) | West Aurora High School

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.

Ethnicities in Kane County County in 2021-22 School Year
Hispanic [45.2%]White [41.3%]Black [5.3%]Ethnicities <5 [7.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Kane County County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
West Aurora High School10.23,635
East High School6.34,092
Larkin High School9.52,117
Olney C. Allen Elementary School23653
South Elgin High School52,910
Perry Elementary School46.7285
Dundee-Crown High School4.62,490
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School11.1893
Jefferson Middle School15.1581
Smith Elementary School19.3409
Jewel Middle School13.5579
McCleery Elementary School13.1534
Harriet Gifford Elementary School17.9380
Hampshire High School3.51,873
Hall Elementary School12.3527
Carpentersville Middle School5.61,134
Washington Elementary School17.1369
Century Oaks Elementary School13.4463
K.D. Waldo Middle School6.6927
Westfield Community School4.51,309
Herget Middle School9.2631
Batavia Senior High School3.11,871
Hill Elementary School10.4546
Washington Middle School9.1629
Cambridge Lakes Charter School8.3659
Sam Rotolo Middle School4.61,178
Abbott Middle School8.2636
Parkview Elementary School14.1361
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School13.6361
Freeman Elementary School9.4510
Fearn Elementary School9.6480
Kimball Middle School7.6607
Highland Elementary School8.1553
Goodwin Elementary School13.3331
Kenyon Woods Middle School5880
Dundee Middle School3.81,145
Edna Rollins Elementary School8.8487
C.F. Simmons Middle School5.1818
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School10.9376
Otter Creek Elementary School6.4636
Creekside Elementary School8498
Hoover Wood Elementary School11.5349
Hampshire Middle School5.2743
Kaneland Senior High School2.81,323
Ellis Middle School5.3676
Rose E. Krug Elementary School13.6257
Saint Charles North High School1.81,911
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School6.2548
Gary D. Wright Elementary School3.7887
Greenman Elementary School6.6502
Clinton Elementary School7.2442
Larsen Middle School4.7657
Liberty Elementary School4.2744
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School8.3373
Wredling Middle School2.21,379
Nicholson Elementary School10.1286
Channing Memorial Elementary School7.8361
Schneider Elementary School7.8359
Kaneland Harter Middle School3936
Coleman Elementary School4.4608
Hillcrest Elementary School6.4419
J.B. Nelson Elementary School7.2376
Fox Meadow Elementary School6.1426
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School4630
Central High School1.91,327
Saint Charles East High School1.22,069
C.I. Johnson Elementary School6.2388
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School6.3381
Lowrie Elementary School6367
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School5.1428
Garfield Elementary School7.9279
Lakewood School2.8761
Willard Elementary School7.7248
Country Trails Elementary School2.7633
Kaneland McDole Elementary School3.9431
Prairie Knolls Middle School2.2763
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School3.3479
Howard B. Thomas Grade School2.2689
Dundee Highlands Elementary School4347
Prairie View Grade School2.3599
Hampshire Elementary School2.9449
West Aurora Learning Center5.8226
Benavides STEAM Academy4.2310
Sunny Hill Elementary School4.7279
Thompson Middle School11,256
Anderson Elementary School3.1418
Gilberts Elementary School1.7706
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles91.712
Delacey Family Education Center4.5245
Oak Park Elementary School2.6427
Corron Elementary School1.8543
Louise White Elementary School2.8355
Richmond Intermediate School2.7372
Wild Rose Elementary School1.9526
McKinley Elementary School3332
Geneva Community High School0.61,679
Grace McWayne Elementary School3328
Central Middle School0364
L.D. Brady Elementary School0286
Lily Lake Grade School0263
Lincoln Elementary School0218
John Gates Elementary School0399
Meadowdale Elementary School0415
H.C. Storm Elementary School0321
Harrison Street Elementary School0388
Heartland Elementary School0316
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School0158
John C Dunham Stem Partnership School0122
Davis Primary School0348
Beaupre Elementary School0158
Wasco Elementary School0451
Western Avenue Elementary School0333
Williamsburg Elementary School0454
Fabyan Elementary School0228
Ferson Creek School0566
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy0271
Bell-Graham Elementary School0480
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary0512
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School0441
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School0410
Mill Creek School0413
Munhall Elementary School0497
Alice Gustafson Elementary School0487
Geneva 304 Early Learning Center093
Geneva Middle School North0592
Geneva Middle School South0596
Golfview Elementary School0390

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Jewel Middle SchoolHighland Elementary SchoolGates Elementary SchoolHinckley-Big Rock Middle SchoolKaneland John Stewart Elementary SchoolGeneva 304 Early Learning ProgramK D Waldo Middle SchoolKaneland John Shields Elementary SchoolCountry Trails Elementary SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolFred Rodgers Magnet AcademyHampshire Elementary SchoolHampshire High SchoolMcCleery Elementary SchoolGoodwin Elementary SchoolChanning Memorial Elementary SchoolMabel O. Donnell Elementary SchoolKimball Middle SchoolFabyan Elementary SchoolWestern Avenue Elementary SchoolJefferson Middle SchoolEllis Middle SchoolSam Rotolo Middle SchoolWredling Middle SchoolGary D. Wright Elementary SchoolFox Meadow Elementary SchoolKaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolDundee-Crown High SchoolEast High SchoolWild Rose Elementary SchoolBrady Elementary SchoolIllinois Youth Center - St. CharlesSchneider Elementary SchoolElgin Math and Science Academy Charter SchoolFreeman Elementary SchoolWasco Elementary SchoolCentral High SchoolWestfield Community SchoolDavis Primary SchoolGeneva Middle School NorthAlice Gustafson Elementary SchoolH.c. Storm Elementary SchoolPerry Elementary SchoolLowrie Elementary SchoolLouise White Elementary SchoolAllen Elementary SchoolDundee Highlands Elementary SchoolSouth Elgin High SchoolLakewood SchoolCentral Middle SchoolGeneva Community High SchoolWashington Middle SchoolBatavia High SchoolRollins Elementary SchoolHerget Middle SchoolOtter Creek Elementary SchoolHoover Wood Elementary SchoolHall Elementary SchoolC.f. Simmons Middle SchoolClinton Elementary SchoolKenyon Woods Middle SchoolBardwell Elementary SchoolPrairie Knolls Middle SchoolDundee Middle SchoolCorron Elementary SchoolCowherd Middle SchoolSt. Charles East High SchoolCarpentersville Middle SchoolW.s. Beaupre Elementary SchoolLarkin High SchoolCentury Oaks Elementary SchoolHoward B. Thomas Grade SchoolPrairie View Grade SchoolAbbott Middle SchoolSt. Charles North High SchoolJohnson Elementary SchoolGilberts Elementary SchoolGolfview Elementary SchoolKrug Elementary SchoolDieterich Elementary SchoolWillard Elementary SchoolMill Creek SchoolHarrison Street Elementary SchoolAlgonquin Lakes Elementary SchoolColeman Elementary SchoolKaneland Harter Middle SchoolThompson Middle SchoolAurora Hill Elementary SchoolGarfield Elementary SchoolSmith Elementary SchoolHermes Elementary SchoolCreekside Elementary SchoolSunny Hill Elementary SchoolMcKinley Elementary SchoolLily Lake Grade SchoolJ.b. Nelson Elementary SchoolLarsen Middle SchoolParkview Elementary SchoolHeartland Elementary SchoolFearn Elementary SchoolNicholson Elementary SchoolWilliamsburg Elementary SchoolRichmond Intermediate SchoolMunhall Elementary SchoolDelacey Family Educ CtrHillcrest Elementary SchoolGreenman Elementary SchoolKaneland McDole Elementary SchoolJohn C. Dunham Stem Partnership SchoolCambridge Lakes Charter SchoolGrace McWayne Elementary SchoolOak Park Elementary SchoolWest Aurora Learning CenterBell-Graham Elementary SchoolHarriet Gifford Elementary SchoolSleepy Hollow Elementary SchoolGeneva Middle School SouthMeadowdale Elementary SchoolAnderson Elementary SchoolHampshire Middle SchoolFerson Creek SchoolBenavides Steam AcademyLiberty Elementary SchoolWest Aurora High SchoolRonald D.o. Neal Elementary School

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