Kane County Reporter

There were 2,397 multiracial students enrolled in Kane County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 2.9% of the 81,968 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 122 schools in Kane County, South Elgin High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 124 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 Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
South Elgin High School	4.5%	2,750
West Aurora High School	2.8%	3,317
Hampshire High School	4.1%	1,889
Larkin High School	3.6%	2,075
Thompson Middle School	5.8%	1,275
Saint Charles East High School	3.8%	1,886
Westfield Community School	5%	1,321
Batavia Senior High School	3.7%	1,710
Saint Charles North High School	3.4%	1,802
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	8.2%	620
Dundee-Crown High School	2.1%	2,377
Central High School	3%	1,432
Wredling Middle School	3.3%	1,307
East High School	1%	3,907
Country Trails Elementary School	5.5%	688
Kaneland Senior High School	3.1%	1,228
Dundee Middle School	3.1%	1,178
Prairie Knolls Middle School	4.7%	767
Parkview Elementary School	6%	535
Liberty Elementary School	4.3%	727
Sam Rotolo Middle School	2.7%	1,094
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy	4.6%	630
Kenyon Woods Middle School	3.9%	749
Gilberts Elementary School	4.2%	697
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	4.4%	639
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	6%	463
Kaneland Harter Middle School	3.4%	812
Davis Primary School	6.8%	397
Prairie View Grade School	4%	673
Creekside Elementary School	5.4%	478
Otter Creek Elementary School	3.8%	684
Corron Elementary School	4.8%	525
Fox Meadow Elementary School	5.9%	425
Hampshire Middle School	3%	803
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	3.6%	659
Ferson Creek School	4%	580
Bell-Graham Elementary School	4.9%	472
Anderson Elementary School	5.2%	443
Schneider Elementary School	6.3%	348
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	5.2%	426
Geneva Middle School North	3.7%	598
Clinton Elementary School	4.3%	487
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	6.2%	339
Fearn Elementary School	4.5%	467
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	3.5%	596
Grace McWayne Elementary School	6%	348
Hall Elementary School	3.8%	529
Highland Elementary School	3.6%	562
Goodwin Elementary School	6.5%	309
Washington Middle School	3%	663
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	5.1%	394
Hoover Wood Elementary School	5.5%	343
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	4.5%	419
Munhall Elementary School	3.8%	501
Hill Elementary School	3.3%	550
McCleery Elementary School	3.1%	581
Kimball Middle School	3.3%	550
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	3.7%	487
Larsen Middle School	3.2%	527
Abbott Middle School	3.1%	549
Greenman Elementary School	3.2%	536
H.C. Storm Elementary School	4.7%	339
Freeman Elementary School	3%	542
Geneva Community High School	1%	1,593
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	3.8%	399
Herget Middle School	2.6%	572
Wasco Elementary School	3.6%	417
Louise White Elementary School	3.6%	385
Wild Rose Elementary School	2.6%	537
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	3.2%	438
Perry Elementary School	6.2%	227
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	3.7%	379
Richmond Intermediate School	3.7%	356
Hillcrest Elementary School	2.9%	446
Willard Elementary School	5.4%	240
Williamsburg Elementary School	2.9%	448
Fabyan Elementary School	5.5%	235
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	2.6%	491
Central Middle School	3%	403
Jewel Middle School	2.3%	525
Century Oaks Elementary School	2.6%	422
Lily Lake Grade School	4.1%	270
Nicholson Elementary School	3.4%	321
Geneva Middle School South	1.9%	590
Washington Elementary School	2.7%	374
Mill Creek School	2.7%	373
C.F. Simmons Middle School	0%	729
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
Lowrie Elementary School	0%	326
John Gates Elementary School	0%	409
Meadowdale Elementary School	0%	412
Smith Elementary School	0%	396
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	0%	453
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	0%	252
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles	0%	32
Hampshire Elementary School	0%	428
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	0%	380
Harrison Street Elementary School	0%	386
Heartland Elementary School	0%	317
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	0%	843
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	0%	146
Beaupre Elementary School	0%	165
Western Avenue Elementary School	0%	341
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	0%	281
Benavides STEAM Academy	0%	316
Jefferson Middle School	0%	551
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	0%	374
McKinley Elementary School	0%	353
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	0%	538
Sunny Hill Elementary School	0%	250
Edna Rollins Elementary School	0%	492
Ellis Middle School	0%	555
Oak Park Elementary School	0%	446
K.D. Waldo Middle School	0%	784
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	0%	440
Golfview Elementary School	0%	382