Kane County Reporter

There were 3,896 Asian students enrolled in Kane County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 4.8% of the 81,968 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 122 schools in Kane County, South Elgin High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 310 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
South Elgin High School	11.3%	2,750
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy	47%	630
Central High School	14%	1,432
Saint Charles North High School	8.9%	1,802
Wredling Middle School	12.2%	1,307
Country Trails Elementary School	21.5%	688
Saint Charles East High School	7.5%	1,886
Hampshire High School	7.3%	1,889
Prairie View Grade School	19.3%	673
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	19.6%	639
Prairie Knolls Middle School	14.9%	767
Westfield Community School	8%	1,321
Corron Elementary School	19.4%	525
Kenyon Woods Middle School	12.8%	749
Dundee Middle School	7.6%	1,178
Geneva Community High School	5.3%	1,593
Central Middle School	18.9%	403
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	12.1%	620
West Aurora High School	2.1%	3,317
Thompson Middle School	5.4%	1,275
Liberty Elementary School	8.1%	727
Gilberts Elementary School	8%	697
Wild Rose Elementary School	8.8%	537
Dundee-Crown High School	1.9%	2,377
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	9.5%	463
Batavia Senior High School	2.4%	1,710
Clinton Elementary School	8.2%	487
Hampshire Middle School	4.6%	803
Fox Meadow Elementary School	8.7%	425
McCleery Elementary School	6.4%	581
Otter Creek Elementary School	5.1%	684
Hall Elementary School	6%	529
Ferson Creek School	5.5%	580
Bell-Graham Elementary School	6.8%	472
Jefferson Middle School	5.3%	551
Anderson Elementary School	6.5%	443
East High School	0.7%	3,907
Greenman Elementary School	5%	536
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	6.3%	399
Larsen Middle School	4.6%	527
Larkin High School	1.1%	2,075
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	3.5%	659
Munhall Elementary School	4.4%	501
Geneva Middle School North	3.5%	598
Smith Elementary School	5.1%	396
Creekside Elementary School	4%	478
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	4.5%	426
Kaneland Senior High School	1.5%	1,228
Sam Rotolo Middle School	1.6%	1,094
Jewel Middle School	3.2%	525
Herget Middle School	2.8%	572
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	4.2%	379
Washington Middle School	2.3%	663
Fearn Elementary School	3.2%	467
Century Oaks Elementary School	3.3%	422
Harrison Street Elementary School	3.6%	386
Geneva Middle School South	2.4%	590
Hoover Wood Elementary School	3.8%	343
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	3.1%	419
Mill Creek School	3.5%	373
Kaneland Harter Middle School	1.6%	812
Louise White Elementary School	3.1%	385
Williamsburg Elementary School	2.7%	448
Fabyan Elementary School	5.1%	235
Ellis Middle School	2.2%	555
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	2%	596
Abbott Middle School	2.2%	549
C.F. Simmons Middle School	1.4%	729
Hill Elementary School	1.8%	550
Freeman Elementary School	1.8%	542
Kimball Middle School	1.8%	550
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	0%	271
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	0%	598
Carpentersville Middle School	0%	1,086
Channing Memorial Elementary School	0%	480
Coleman Elementary School	0%	550
L.D. Brady Elementary School	0%	265
Lakewood School	0%	496
Lily Lake Grade School	0%	270
Lowrie Elementary School	0%	326
John Gates Elementary School	0%	409
Meadowdale Elementary School	0%	412
Schneider Elementary School	0%	348
Richmond Intermediate School	0%	356
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	0%	453
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	0%	252
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles	0%	32
H.C. Storm Elementary School	0%	339
Hampshire Elementary School	0%	428
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	0%	380
Heartland Elementary School	0%	317
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	0%	843
Highland Elementary School	0%	562
Hillcrest Elementary School	0%	446
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	0%	146
Goodwin Elementary School	0%	309
Davis Primary School	0%	397
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	0%	339
Beaupre Elementary School	0%	165
Wasco Elementary School	0%	417
Washington Elementary School	0%	374
Western Avenue Elementary School	0%	341
Willard Elementary School	0%	240
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	0%	281
Benavides STEAM Academy	0%	316
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	0%	374
McKinley Elementary School	0%	353
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	0%	538
Nicholson Elementary School	0%	321
Sunny Hill Elementary School	0%	250
Edna Rollins Elementary School	0%	492
Oak Park Elementary School	0%	446
K.D. Waldo Middle School	0%	784
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	0%	491
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	0%	394
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	0%	438
Parkview Elementary School	0%	535
Perry Elementary School	0%	227
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	0%	487
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	0%	440
Golfview Elementary School	0%	382
Grace McWayne Elementary School	0%	348