There were 29,128 white students enrolled in McHenry County school districts in the 2024-25 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that white students made up 64.7% of the 45,013 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the 18 districts in McHenry County, Huntley Community School District 158 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 5,693 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with McHenry 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Huntley Community School District 158 | 68.1% | 8,358 |
| Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 | 65.1% | 6,872 |
| Community High School District 155 | 70% | 5,196 |
| Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 | 54% | 6,111 |
| McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 | 66.8% | 4,008 |
| Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 | 70.7% | 2,368 |
| McHenry Community High School District 156 | 67.7% | 2,187 |
| Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 | 81.1% | 1,647 |
| Nippersink School District 2 | 84% | 1,097 |
| Prairie Grove Community School District 46 | 81.8% | 896 |
| Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 | 58.3% | 1,099 |
| Harvard Community Unit School District 50 | 24.1% | 2,503 |
| Marengo Community High School District 154 | 66.7% | 654 |
| Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 | 84.5% | 515 |
| Alden Hebron School District 19 | 75.7% | 415 |
| Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3 | 76.1% | 398 |
| Harrison School District 36 | 66.8% | 434 |
| Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 | 69% | 255 |
