Kane County Reporter

There were 50,432 Hispanic students enrolled in Kane County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 46.2% of the 109,057 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 10 districts in Kane County, School District U-46 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 19,682 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kane County.

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.

District	Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
School District U-46	57%	34,537
Aurora East Unit School District 131	87.3%	12,449
Community Unit School District 300	42.4%	20,122
Aurora West Unit School District 129	62.5%	10,936
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303	14.2%	11,612
Central Community Unit School District 301	18.5%	4,795
Batavia Unit School District 101	13.3%	5,169
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302	15.1%	3,983
Geneva Community Unit School District 304	9.9%	5,048
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	43.3%	406