Kane County Reporter

There were 4,329 Black students enrolled in Kane County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 5.2% of the 83,005 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 123 schools in Kane County County, West Aurora High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 350 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	3,490
East High School	6.7	4,111
Larkin High School	9.2	2,133
South Elgin High School	5.4	2,796
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	23.5	612
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	12.2	863
Dundee-Crown High School	4.3	2,470
Jewel Middle School	14.3	574
Hall Elementary School	13.4	574
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	18.9	403
Jefferson Middle School	13.3	573
Perry Elementary School	33.3	222
Hampshire High School	3.4	1,872
Washington Elementary School	17.6	357
McCleery Elementary School	11.2	563
Smith Elementary School	15.2	407
Westfield Community School	4.6	1,345
K.D. Waldo Middle School	7.3	834
Washington Middle School	9.2	650
Kimball Middle School	9.7	588
Carpentersville Middle School	5	1,109
Freeman Elementary School	9.9	554
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	13.5	406
Century Oaks Elementary School	12.6	430
Herget Middle School	9.4	575
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	14.2	379
Parkview Elementary School	13.8	390
Sam Rotolo Middle School	4.7	1,132
Fearn Elementary School	11	463
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	7.9	635
Abbott Middle School	9.3	539
Highland Elementary School	8.6	567
Batavia Senior High School	2.8	1,768
Dundee Middle School	4.2	1,136
Otter Creek Elementary School	6.9	655
Hill Elementary School	7.9	554
Creekside Elementary School	8.9	481
Goodwin Elementary School	12.2	335
Kenyon Woods Middle School	5.2	791
Edna Rollins Elementary School	8.6	467
Clinton Elementary School	8.3	471
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	7.2	529
C.F. Simmons Middle School	4.7	791
Hampshire Middle School	4.7	789
Ellis Middle School	6	597
Saint Charles North High School	1.9	1,835
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	13.9	252
Greenman Elementary School	6.3	537
Fox Meadow Elementary School	7.3	436
Kaneland Senior High School	2.5	1,272
Nicholson Elementary School	10.1	306
Larsen Middle School	5.1	593
Hoover Wood Elementary School	8.8	341
Central High School	2.1	1,354
Liberty Elementary School	3.7	747
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	7.1	397
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	6.4	437
Channing Memorial Elementary School	7.2	362
Wredling Middle School	1.9	1,357
Lakewood School	3.5	724
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	6.6	377
Saint Charles East High School	1.3	1,982
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	6.1	395
Schneider Elementary School	6.5	339
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	6.1	358
Kaneland Harter Middle School	2.5	882
Hillcrest Elementary School	4.9	427
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	3.6	589
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	5.7	332
Prairie View Grade School	2.7	712
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	2.9	611
Coleman Elementary School	3.1	577
Lowrie Elementary School	5.2	346
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	4.2	429
Prairie Knolls Middle School	2.2	786
Garfield Elementary School	6	265
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	3.1	457
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	2.3	597
Geneva Community High School	0.9	1,613
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles	65	20
Gilberts Elementary School	1.8	707
Country Trails Elementary School	1.8	665
John Gates Elementary School	3	399
Willard Elementary School	5.3	227
Sunny Hill Elementary School	4.7	258
Benavides STEAM Academy	3.7	300
Anderson Elementary School	2.7	406
H.C. Storm Elementary School	2.9	344
Hampshire Elementary School	2.4	415
Davis Primary School	2.7	372
Thompson Middle School	0.8	1,265
Central Middle School	0	410
Corron Elementary School	0	515
L.D. Brady Elementary School	0	282
Lily Lake Grade School	0	271
Lincoln Elementary School	0	180
Louise White Elementary School	0	357
Meadowdale Elementary School	0	418
Richmond Intermediate School	0	344
Harrison Street Elementary School	0	382
Heartland Elementary School	0	314
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	0	149
Beaupre Elementary School	0	155
Wasco Elementary School	0	440
Western Avenue Elementary School	0	343
Wild Rose Elementary School	0	533
Williamsburg Elementary School	0	455
Fabyan Elementary School	0	234
Ferson Creek School	0	575
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	0	276
Bell-Graham Elementary School	0	495
McKinley Elementary School	0	338
Oak Park Elementary School	0	412
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	0	534
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	0	426
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	0	440
Mill Creek School	0	413
Munhall Elementary School	0	519
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	0	495
Geneva Middle School North	0	590
Geneva Middle School South	0	592
Golfview Elementary School	0	399
Grace McWayne Elementary School	0	337