Kane County Reporter

There were 32,877 white students enrolled in Kane County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 40.1% of the 81,968 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 122 schools in Kane County, Geneva Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,320 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Geneva Community High School	82.9%	1,593
Saint Charles East High School	69.7%	1,886
Batavia Senior High School	76.8%	1,710
Saint Charles North High School	72.5%	1,802
South Elgin High School	40.4%	2,750
Hampshire High School	56.7%	1,889
Kaneland Senior High School	76.7%	1,228
Thompson Middle School	71.2%	1,275
Wredling Middle School	68.9%	1,307
Central High School	60%	1,432
Sam Rotolo Middle School	76.8%	1,094
Westfield Community School	59.7%	1,321
West Aurora High School	21.4%	3,317
Dundee Middle School	55.4%	1,178
Kaneland Harter Middle School	78.1%	812
Dundee-Crown High School	23.3%	2,377
Geneva Middle School South	83.2%	590
Geneva Middle School North	81.8%	598
Hampshire Middle School	59.8%	803
Ferson Creek School	82.2%	580
Prairie Knolls Middle School	60.5%	767
Gilberts Elementary School	64.4%	697
Wild Rose Elementary School	79.5%	537
Prairie View Grade School	60.8%	673
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	83.1%	491
Gary D. Wright Elementary School	60.2%	659
Munhall Elementary School	77.6%	501
Alice Gustafson Elementary School	78.4%	487
Williamsburg Elementary School	85%	448
Bell-Graham Elementary School	79.7%	472
Country Trails Elementary School	53.5%	688
Wasco Elementary School	85.9%	417
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	79.2%	438
Liberty Elementary School	44.8%	727
Howard B. Thomas Grade School	50.7%	639
Hampshire Elementary School	75%	428
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	81.2%	394
Corron Elementary School	60.8%	525
Kenyon Woods Middle School	41.4%	749
Louise White Elementary School	79.5%	385
Mill Creek School	81.5%	373
Western Avenue Elementary School	88.6%	341
Grace McWayne Elementary School	82.5%	348
J.B. Nelson Elementary School	66.9%	426
Anderson Elementary School	63.9%	443
Harrison Street Elementary School	72.3%	386
Heartland Elementary School	84.9%	317
Kaneland McDole Elementary School	61.6%	419
Clinton Elementary School	51.5%	487
Cambridge Lakes Charter School	39.8%	620
Central Middle School	59.3%	403
H.C. Storm Elementary School	69%	339
Larkin High School	11.2%	2,075
Fearn Elementary School	49.7%	467
Hoover Wood Elementary School	67.3%	343
Davis Primary School	56.7%	397
Lily Lake Grade School	80.4%	270
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	51.1%	399
Richmond Intermediate School	54.8%	356
Freeman Elementary School	36%	542
Fox Meadow Elementary School	45.6%	425
Fabyan Elementary School	79.1%	235
Dundee Highlands Elementary School	52.8%	339
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	44.3%	379
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy	26%	630
Jewel Middle School	28.8%	525
Herget Middle School	25.9%	572
Washington Middle School	19.2%	663
Otter Creek Elementary School	18.1%	684
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	26.6%	463
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	83.6%	146
Goodwin Elementary School	38.2%	309
Willard Elementary School	42.9%	240
Parkview Elementary School	19.3%	535
Creekside Elementary School	17.6%	478
Schneider Elementary School	20.4%	348
East High School	1.8%	3,907
Hall Elementary School	13%	529
Kimball Middle School	10.7%	550
Greenman Elementary School	10.8%	536
Hillcrest Elementary School	12.8%	446
Jefferson Middle School	10%	551
Carpentersville Middle School	4.6%	1,086
Abbott Middle School	9.1%	549
Century Oaks Elementary School	10%	422
Larsen Middle School	8%	527
McCleery Elementary School	6.7%	581
Nicholson Elementary School	12.1%	321
Coleman Elementary School	6.9%	550
Hill Elementary School	6.9%	550
Smith Elementary School	9.3%	396
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary School	8.2%	453
Highland Elementary School	6.4%	562
Washington Elementary School	8.3%	374
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	7.9%	380
Sunny Hill Elementary School	11.2%	250
Olney C. Allen Elementary School	4.7%	596
McKinley Elementary School	7.6%	353
K.D. Waldo Middle School	3.2%	784
Ellis Middle School	4.3%	555
Lowrie Elementary School	6.1%	326
G.N. Dieterich Elementary School	4.5%	440
C.I. Johnson Elementary School	7%	271
Channing Memorial Elementary School	3.8%	480
C.M. Bardwell Elementary School	2.8%	598
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary School	4.5%	374
Henry W. Cowherd Middle School	1.8%	843
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	5.3%	281
Lakewood School	2.6%	496
Benavides STEAM Academy	3.8%	316
Golfview Elementary School	2.9%	382
C.F. Simmons Middle School	1.4%	729
L.D. Brady Elementary School	0%	265
John Gates Elementary School	0%	409
Meadowdale Elementary School	0%	412
Rose E. Krug Elementary School	0%	252
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles	0%	32
Beaupre Elementary School	0%	165
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School	0%	538
Edna Rollins Elementary School	0%	492
Oak Park Elementary School	0%	446
Perry Elementary School	0%	227