Kane County Reporter

There were 41,317 white students enrolled in Kane County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 38.3% of the 107,839 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the 10 districts in Kane County, Community Unit School District 300 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 8,788 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Community Unit School District 300	43.6%	20,161
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303	71.1%	11,572
School District U-46	23.3%	33,948
Geneva Community Unit School District 304	82.1%	4,996
Batavia Unit School District 101	75.6%	5,132
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302	76.9%	3,881
Central Community Unit School District 301	59.1%	4,872
Aurora West Unit School District 129	20%	10,734
Aurora East Unit School District 131	2.5%	12,080
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School	26.6%	463