Kane County Reporter

There were 518 Am. Indian students enrolled in Kane County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Am. Indian students made up 0.5% of the 109,057 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 10 districts in Kane County, School District U-46 recorded the highest enrollment of Am. Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 368 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	Am. Indian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
School District U-46	1.1%	34,537
Aurora East Unit School District 131	0.4%	12,449
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303	0.4%	11,612
Community Unit School District 300	0.2%	20,122
Aurora West Unit School District 129	0.1%	10,936