Kane County Reporter

There were 509 American Indian students enrolled in Kane County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that American Indian students made up 0.5% of the 107,839 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 10 districts in Kane County, School District U-46 recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 340 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kane County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

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.

District	Am. Indian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
School District U-46	1%	33,948
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303	0.5%	11,572
Aurora East Unit School District 131	0.4%	12,080
Community Unit School District 300	0.2%	20,161
Central Community Unit School District 301	0.3%	4,872
Aurora West Unit School District 129	0.1%	10,734