Kane County Reporter

There were 37,584 Hispanic students enrolled in Kane County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 45.9% of the 81,968 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 122 schools in Kane County, East High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 3,495 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
East High School	89.5%	3,907
West Aurora High School	62.6%	3,317
Dundee-Crown High School	68.3%	2,377
Larkin High School	73.6%	2,075
South Elgin High School	38%	2,750
Carpentersville Middle School	89.3%	1,086
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	84.5%	843
K.D. Waldo Middle School	88%	784
C.F. Simmons Middle School	91.4%	729
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	92.6%	598
Hampshire High School	27.3%	1,889
Ellis Middle School	86.8%	555
Lakewood School	96.6%	496
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	89%	538
Coleman Elementary School	86.5%	550
Washington Middle School	67.3%	663
Highland Elementary School	78.6%	562
Otter Creek Elementary School	64.5%	684
Hill Elementary School	79.3%	550
Oak Park Elementary School	96.2%	446
Larsen Middle School	80.1%	527
McCleery Elementary School	72.6%	581
Edna Rollins Elementary School	85.8%	492
Kimball Middle School	75.5%	550
Abbott Middle School	75.2%	549
Channing Memorial Elementary School	85.2%	480
Jefferson Middle School	74.2%	551
Meadowdale Elementary School	98.1%	412
Greenman Elementary School	74.6%	536
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	65.6%	596
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	88.9%	440
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	86.1%	453
John Gates Elementary School	93.6%	409
Golfview Elementary School	96.3%	382
Dundee Middle School	29.5%	1,178
Hall Elementary School	65.4%	529
Hillcrest Elementary School	76.2%	446
Herget Middle School	58.9%	572
Parkview Elementary School	61.1%	535
Saint Charles East High School	16.9%	1,886
Century Oaks Elementary School	71.8%	422
Central High School	21.1%	1,432
McKinley Elementary School	85.6%	353
Creekside Elementary School	63%	478
Westfield Community School	22.6%	1,321
Smith Elementary School	71.7%	396
Liberty Elementary School	38.8%	727
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	75.4%	374
Lowrie Elementary School	86.2%	326
Jewel Middle School	53%	525
Benavides STEAM Academy	86.1%	316
Kenyon Woods Middle School	36.2%	749
Washington Elementary School	71.9%	374
Freeman Elementary School	48.9%	542
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	69.5%	380
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	88.3%	281
L.D. Brady Elementary School	92.1%	265
Nicholson Elementary School	74.1%	321
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	85.6%	271
Hampshire Middle School	28.8%	803
Schneider Elementary School	64.4%	348
Saint Charles North High School	12.3%	1,802
Batavia Senior High School	13%	1,710
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	83.3%	252
Sunny Hill Elementary School	82.8%	250
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	43.8%	463
Thompson Middle School	15.9%	1,275
Kaneland Senior High School	16%	1,228
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	30.5%	620
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	26.7%	659
Wredling Middle School	13.3%	1,307
Beaupre Elementary School	95.8%	165
Perry Elementary School	69.6%	227
Sam Rotolo Middle School	14.3%	1,094
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	40.4%	379
Geneva Community High School	9.5%	1,593
Fearn Elementary School	31.9%	467
Gilberts Elementary School	20.8%	697
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	22.5%	639
Fox Meadow Elementary School	32.2%	425
Prairie Knolls Middle School	17.2%	767
Clinton Elementary School	26.9%	487
Goodwin Elementary School	40.8%	309
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	31.3%	399
Davis Primary School	31.2%	397
Richmond Intermediate School	34.3%	356
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	34.5%	339
Kaneland Harter Middle School	14.3%	812
Country Trails Elementary School	16.4%	688
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	25.3%	419
Willard Elementary School	42.9%	240
Anderson Elementary School	20.8%	443
Hampshire Elementary School	20.8%	428
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy	13.2%	630
Harrison Street Elementary School	21.2%	386
Prairie View Grade School	12%	673
H.C. Storm Elementary School	23%	339
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	16.2%	438
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	16%	426
Munhall Elementary School	13.2%	501
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	13.3%	487
Central Middle School	15.9%	403
Corron Elementary School	12.2%	525
Geneva Middle School South	10.7%	590
Geneva Middle School North	10.4%	598
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	12%	491
Hoover Wood Elementary School	14%	343
Louise White Elementary School	11.7%	385
Ferson Creek School	7.4%	580
Lily Lake Grade School	15.2%	270
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	10.4%	394
Wild Rose Elementary School	7.4%	537
Mill Creek School	10.7%	373
Wasco Elementary School	8.4%	417
Williamsburg Elementary School	7.6%	448
Bell-Graham Elementary School	7.2%	472
Grace McWayne Elementary School	8.9%	348
Heartland Elementary School	8.2%	317
Western Avenue Elementary School	6.2%	341
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	13%	146
Fabyan Elementary School	7.7%	235
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles	0%	32