Kane County Reporter

There were 38,494 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 45.2% of the 85,167 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 127 schools in Kane County County, East High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 3,635 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
East High School	88.8	4,092
West Aurora High School	61	3,635
Dundee-Crown High School	65	2,490
Larkin High School	73	2,117
South Elgin High School	35.6	2,910
Carpentersville Middle School	86.1	1,134
K.D. Waldo Middle School	89.9	927
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	85.7	893
C.F. Simmons Middle School	91.8	818
Lakewood School	88.2	761
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	92.4	630
Ellis Middle School	81.4	676
Coleman Elementary School	82.9	608
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	89.2	548
Hampshire High School	25.1	1,873
Abbott Middle School	71.9	636
Larsen Middle School	68	657
Hill Elementary School	79.5	546
Kimball Middle School	71.5	607
Highland Elementary School	78.1	553
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	64.6	653
Edna Rollins Elementary School	86.2	487
Otter Creek Elementary School	65.9	636
Washington Middle School	65.2	629
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	85.4	479
Meadowdale Elementary School	97.3	415
Oak Park Elementary School	93.4	427
Jefferson Middle School	68.3	581
Greenman Elementary School	76.5	502
John Gates Elementary School	96	399
Golfview Elementary School	97.7	390
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	88.6	428
McCleery Elementary School	70.4	534
Herget Middle School	58.5	631
Hall Elementary School	67	527
Dundee Middle School	29.5	1,145
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	85.8	388
Creekside Elementary School	63.9	498
Hillcrest Elementary School	75.4	419
Century Oaks Elementary School	67.4	463
Saint Charles East High School	14.8	2,069
Jewel Middle School	52.5	579
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	80.9	376
Channing Memorial Elementary School	83.1	361
Lowrie Elementary School	80.1	367
Central High School	21.3	1,327
Westfield Community School	21.6	1,309
Benavides STEAM Academy	90.3	310
McKinley Elementary School	84	332
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	72.6	380
L.D. Brady Elementary School	95.8	286
Liberty Elementary School	34.9	744
Kenyon Woods Middle School	28.6	880
Washington Elementary School	67.2	369
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	90.4	271
Smith Elementary School	58.4	409
Sunny Hill Elementary School	85.7	279
Freeman Elementary School	45.5	510
Schneider Elementary School	64.1	359
Garfield Elementary School	81.7	279
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	25.3	887
Batavia Senior High School	11.7	1,871
Parkview Elementary School	59.6	361
Nicholson Elementary School	72.7	286
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	31.4	659
Saint Charles North High School	10.8	1,911
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	79.8	257
Thompson Middle School	15.8	1,256
Hampshire Middle School	26.5	743
Wredling Middle School	13.3	1,379
Kaneland Senior High School	12.8	1,323
West Aurora Learning Center	67.7	226
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	42.4	361
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	22.1	689
Kaneland Harter Middle School	16.2	936
Beaupre Elementary School	95.6	158
Delacey Family Education Center	60.4	245
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	38.6	381
Gilberts Elementary School	20.8	706
Geneva Community High School	8.5	1,679
Fearn Elementary School	29.4	480
Prairie Knolls Middle School	18.2	763
Sam Rotolo Middle School	11.7	1,178
Goodwin Elementary School	40.5	331
Fox Meadow Elementary School	28.9	426
Perry Elementary School	43.2	285
Clinton Elementary School	27.4	442
Country Trails Elementary School	18.6	633
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	33.7	347
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	29.8	373
Richmond Intermediate School	27.4	372
Willard Elementary School	39.1	248
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	21.8	431
Hampshire Elementary School	19.8	449
Harrison Street Elementary School	22.2	388
Davis Primary School	24.4	348
Anderson Elementary School	20.1	418
Corron Elementary School	13.8	543
Munhall Elementary School	14.5	497
Central Middle School	18.7	364
Prairie View Grade School	11.2	599
H.C. Storm Elementary School	20.6	321
Geneva Middle School South	10.7	596
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	12.1	512
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	11.9	487
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	13.9	410
Geneva Middle School North	9.5	592
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	14.1	376
Ferson Creek School	9	566
Hoover Wood Elementary School	14.3	349
Louise White Elementary School	12.7	355
John C Dunham Stem Partnership School	34.4	122
Lily Lake Grade School	15.2	263
Mill Creek School	9.4	413
Lincoln Elementary School	16.5	218
Wild Rose Elementary School	6.7	526
Wasco Elementary School	7.5	451
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	7.5	441
Bell-Graham Elementary School	6.7	480
Williamsburg Elementary School	6.8	454
Grace McWayne Elementary School	7.9	328
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	15.8	158
Western Avenue Elementary School	7.2	333
Heartland Elementary School	6.3	316
Fabyan Elementary School	8.8	228
Geneva 304 Early Learning Center	10.8	93
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles	0	12