Kane County Reporter

There were 4,273 Black students enrolled in Kane County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 5.2% of the 81,968 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 122 schools in Kane County, West Aurora High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 359 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
West Aurora High School	10.8%	3,317
East High School	6.6%	3,907
Larkin High School	8.8%	2,075
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	23.5%	596
South Elgin High School	5.1%	2,750
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	12%	843
Dundee-Crown High School	4.2%	2,377
Hampshire High School	4.4%	1,889
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	19.7%	380
Batavia Senior High School	3.9%	1,710
Jewel Middle School	12.4%	525
Parkview Elementary School	12%	535
Hall Elementary School	11.7%	529
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	13.4%	463
McCleery Elementary School	10.3%	581
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	15.8%	374
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy	9.2%	630
Westfield Community School	4.4%	1,321
K.D. Waldo Middle School	7.4%	784
Freeman Elementary School	10.3%	542
Abbott Middle School	10%	549
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	8.7%	620
Herget Middle School	9.4%	572
Washington Middle School	8.1%	663
Otter Creek Elementary School	7.6%	684
Carpentersville Middle School	4.7%	1,086
Washington Elementary School	13.6%	374
Century Oaks Elementary School	11.8%	422
Sam Rotolo Middle School	4.6%	1,094
Jefferson Middle School	9.1%	551
Perry Elementary School	21.1%	227
Smith Elementary School	11.9%	396
Hill Elementary School	8.5%	550
Fearn Elementary School	10.1%	467
Creekside Elementary School	9.6%	478
Highland Elementary School	8.2%	562
Edna Rollins Elementary School	9.3%	492
Dundee Middle School	3.8%	1,178
Kimball Middle School	8.2%	550
Saint Charles North High School	2.4%	1,802
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	8%	538
Kenyon Woods Middle School	5.3%	749
Clinton Elementary School	8%	487
Goodwin Elementary School	12.6%	309
C.F. Simmons Middle School	5.2%	729
Channing Memorial Elementary School	7.9%	480
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	5.8%	659
Greenman Elementary School	6.2%	536
Hoover Wood Elementary School	9.3%	343
Hampshire Middle School	3.9%	803
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	7.3%	426
Nicholson Elementary School	9.7%	321
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	7.5%	399
Fox Meadow Elementary School	7.1%	425
Kaneland Senior High School	2.4%	1,228
Saint Charles East High School	1.5%	1,886
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	11.1%	252
Central High School	1.9%	1,432
Ellis Middle School	4.9%	555
Liberty Elementary School	3.6%	727
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	6.3%	379
Hillcrest Elementary School	5.2%	446
Wredling Middle School	1.8%	1,307
Schneider Elementary School	6.3%	348
Benavides STEAM Academy	6.6%	316
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	5%	419
Prairie View Grade School	3.1%	673
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	3.2%	598
Larsen Middle School	3.6%	527
Lowrie Elementary School	5.8%	326
Prairie Knolls Middle School	2.5%	767
Kaneland Harter Middle School	2.3%	812
Willard Elementary School	7.5%	240
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	4.1%	440
Geneva Community High School	1.1%	1,593
Country Trails Elementary School	2.5%	688
John Gates Elementary School	4.2%	409
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles	53.1%	32
Gilberts Elementary School	2.4%	697
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	2.3%	639
Thompson Middle School	1.2%	1,275
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	3.1%	453
Anderson Elementary School	3.2%	443
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	4.8%	271
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	3.8%	339
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	2.7%	487
Coleman Elementary School	2.2%	550
Corron Elementary School	2.3%	525
Central Middle School	2.7%	403
Richmond Intermediate School	3.1%	356
L.D. Brady Elementary School	3.8%	265
Lakewood School	0%	496
Lily Lake Grade School	0%	270
Louise White Elementary School	0%	385
Meadowdale Elementary School	0%	412
H.C. Storm Elementary School	0%	339
Hampshire Elementary School	0%	428
Harrison Street Elementary School	0%	386
Heartland Elementary School	0%	317
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	0%	146
Davis Primary School	0%	397
Beaupre Elementary School	0%	165
Wasco Elementary School	0%	417
Western Avenue Elementary School	0%	341
Wild Rose Elementary School	0%	537
Williamsburg Elementary School	0%	448
Fabyan Elementary School	0%	235
Ferson Creek School	0%	580
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	0%	281
Bell-Graham Elementary School	0%	472
McKinley Elementary School	0%	353
Sunny Hill Elementary School	0%	250
Oak Park Elementary School	0%	446
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	0%	491
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	0%	394
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	0%	438
Mill Creek School	0%	373
Munhall Elementary School	0%	501
Geneva Middle School North	0%	598
Geneva Middle School South	0%	590
Golfview Elementary School	0%	382
Grace McWayne Elementary School	0%	348