There were 1,344 Hispanic students enrolled in Huntley Community School District 158 in the 2024-25 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Huntley Community School District 158 welcomed 8,358 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 16.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Huntley Community School District 158 roughly covers schools within McHenry County and has a main office in Algonquin.
Among the nine schools in Huntley Community School District 158, Huntley High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 351 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8,358 | 1,344 | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 8,481 | 1,310 | 15.4% |
| 2022-23 | 8,548 | 1,291 | 15.1% |
| 2021-22 | 8,590 | 1,250 | 14.6% |
| 2020-21 | 8,776 | 1,212 | 13.8% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
