Kane County's student body comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year

Kristen Stevens Principal of Alice Gustafson Elementary School | Official Website

By Kane County Reporter

Sep 1, 2024

Of the ethnicities represented in Kane County schools, Hispanic was the most prevalent ethnicity among Kane County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 83,005 students attending Kane County schools, 45.7% were Hispanic. white students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 40.7% of Kane County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common group in Kane County, representing 45.1% of the student body.

East High School, Larkin High School, and South Elgin High School had the most diverse student body in Kane County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.7% 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.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

Ethnic Diversity in Kane County in 2022-23 School Year

Students' Ethnicity in Kane County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abbott Middle School	Hispanic	74%	539
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	Hispanic	42.6%	397
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	White	80.8%	495
Anderson Elementary School	White	63.3%	406
Batavia Senior High School	White	78%	1,768
Beaupre Elementary School	Hispanic	96.1%	155
Bell-Graham Elementary School	White	78.6%	495
Benavides STEAM Academy	Hispanic	91%	300
C.F. Simmons Middle School	Hispanic	92.7%	791
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	Hispanic	85.8%	332
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	Hispanic	92.1%	611
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	White	40.6%	635
Carpentersville Middle School	Hispanic	87.3%	1,109
Central High School	White	60.6%	1,354
Central Middle School	White	58.3%	410
Century Oaks Elementary School	Hispanic	68.8%	430
Channing Memorial Elementary School	Hispanic	84.3%	362
Clinton Elementary School	White	53.3%	471
Coleman Elementary School	Hispanic	84.2%	577
Corron Elementary School	White	62.9%	515
Country Trails Elementary School	White	56.1%	665
Creekside Elementary School	Hispanic	63.8%	481
Davis Primary School	White	60.2%	372
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	White	52.5%	358
Dundee Middle School	White	55.9%	1,136
Dundee-Crown High School	Hispanic	67.4%	2,470
East High School	Hispanic	88.8%	4,111
Edna Rollins Elementary School	Hispanic	87.6%	467
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	Hispanic	43.3%	406
Ellis Middle School	Hispanic	84.4%	597
Fabyan Elementary School	White	80.3%	234
Fearn Elementary School	White	52.5%	463
Ferson Creek School	White	80%	575
Fox Meadow Elementary School	White	44.7%	436
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	Hispanic	88.4%	276
Freeman Elementary School	Hispanic	47.3%	554
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	Hispanic	87.4%	437
Garfield Elementary School	Hispanic	85.3%	265
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	White	62.6%	589
Geneva Community High School	White	83.9%	1,613
Geneva Middle School North	White	82.7%	590
Geneva Middle School South	White	83.6%	592
Gilberts Elementary School	White	63.8%	707
Golfview Elementary School	Hispanic	96.7%	399
Goodwin Elementary School	Hispanic	44.2%	335
Grace McWayne Elementary School	White	81.3%	337
Greenman Elementary School	Hispanic	76.9%	537
H.C. Storm Elementary School	White	71.2%	344
Hall Elementary School	Hispanic	63.9%	574
Hampshire Elementary School	White	76.6%	415
Hampshire High School	White	57.9%	1,872
Hampshire Middle School	White	61.6%	789
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	Hispanic	69.2%	403
Harrison Street Elementary School	White	72.8%	382
Heartland Elementary School	White	86.3%	314
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	Hispanic	84.6%	863
Herget Middle School	Hispanic	60.2%	575
Highland Elementary School	Hispanic	79.4%	567
Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	82.1%	554
Hillcrest Elementary School	Hispanic	76.3%	427
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	White	85.2%	149
Hoover Wood Elementary School	White	68%	341
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	White	54.4%	597
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles	African American	65%	20
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	White	69.9%	395
Jefferson Middle School	Hispanic	70.3%	573
Jewel Middle School	Hispanic	51.7%	574
John Gates Elementary School	Hispanic	93.2%	399
K.D. Waldo Middle School	Hispanic	88.4%	834
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	White	83%	534
Kaneland Harter Middle School	White	78.2%	882
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	White	82.4%	426
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	White	80%	440
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	White	62%	429
Kaneland Senior High School	White	77.4%	1,272
Kenyon Woods Middle School	White	43.6%	791
Kimball Middle School	Hispanic	74.7%	588
L.D. Brady Elementary School	Hispanic	95.4%	282
Lakewood School	Hispanic	89.2%	724
Larkin High School	Hispanic	71.8%	2,133
Larsen Middle School	Hispanic	75%	593
Liberty Elementary School	White	46.1%	747
Lily Lake Grade School	White	79.3%	271
Lincoln Elementary School	White	73.9%	180
Louise White Elementary School	White	81.5%	357
Lowrie Elementary School	Hispanic	83.5%	346
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	Hispanic	76.3%	379
McCleery Elementary School	Hispanic	71.8%	563
McKinley Elementary School	Hispanic	84.3%	338
Meadowdale Elementary School	Hispanic	97.4%	418
Mill Creek School	White	80.6%	413
Munhall Elementary School	White	78.4%	519
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	Hispanic	88.8%	529
Nicholson Elementary School	Hispanic	73.9%	306
Oak Park Elementary School	Hispanic	94.7%	412
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	Hispanic	64.5%	612
Otter Creek Elementary School	Hispanic	65.2%	655
Parkview Elementary School	Hispanic	59.5%	390
Perry Elementary School	Hispanic	57.7%	222
Prairie Knolls Middle School	White	61.7%	786
Prairie View Grade School	White	62.9%	712
Richmond Intermediate School	White	58.4%	344
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	Hispanic	86%	457
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	Hispanic	77.8%	252
Saint Charles East High School	White	71.9%	1,982
Saint Charles North High School	White	73.7%	1,835
Sam Rotolo Middle School	White	77.1%	1,132
Schneider Elementary School	Hispanic	63.4%	339
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	White	52.8%	377
Smith Elementary School	Hispanic	65.8%	407
South Elgin High School	White	41.3%	2,796
Sunny Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	81%	258
Thompson Middle School	White	72.3%	1,265
Wasco Elementary School	White	89.3%	440
Washington Elementary School	Hispanic	66.9%	357
Washington Middle School	Hispanic	65.5%	650
West Aurora High School	Hispanic	61.9%	3,490
Western Avenue Elementary School	White	87.8%	343
Westfield Community School	White	60.2%	1,345
Wild Rose Elementary School	White	79.9%	533
Willard Elementary School	White	45.4%	227
Williamsburg Elementary School	White	85.3%	455
Wredling Middle School	White	68.6%	1,357