There were 12,540 Hispanic students enrolled in McHenry County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 26.6% of the 47,201 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 81 schools in McHenry County, Harvard High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 595 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard High School | 74.4% | 800 |
| Harry D. Jacobs High School | 26.7% | 2,042 |
| Crosby Elementary School | 71.6% | 654 |
| Crystal Lake Central High School | 29.4% | 1,429 |
| Harvard Junior High School | 71.5% | 583 |
| Woodstock High School | 39.6% | 949 |
| Huntley High School | 12.8% | 2,747 |
| Woodstock North High School | 32.9% | 931 |
| Crystal Lake South High School | 24.8% | 1,212 |
| Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center | 41.7% | 666 |
| Creekside Middle School | 35.1% | 747 |
| Cary-Grove Community High School | 18.9% | 1,305 |
| Canterbury Elementary School | 53.9% | 447 |
| Hannah Beardsley Middle School | 29.7% | 811 |
| Lundahl Middle School | 30.3% | 793 |
| Coventry Elementary School | 40.8% | 579 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 74.7% | 316 |
| Marlowe Middle School | 17.4% | 1,256 |
| Northwood Middle School | 37.9% | 564 |
| Three Oaks School | 38.3% | 554 |
| Riverwood Elementary School | 33.3% | 607 |
| Marengo High School | 29.7% | 654 |
| Parkland School | 29.6% | 642 |
| Mary Endres Elementary School | 45.1% | 412 |
| Locust Elementary School | 35.6% | 511 |
| Cotton Creek School | 30.5% | 594 |
| Olson Elementary School | 40.7% | 437 |
| Cary Junior High School | 23.4% | 758 |
| North Elementary School | 29.2% | 596 |
| Lake In The Hills Elementary School | 37.1% | 463 |
| Algonquin Middle School | 41.3% | 400 |
| Westwood Elementary School | 42.6% | 378 |
| McHenry Middle School | 23.4% | 684 |
| Leggee Elementary School | 17.7% | 882 |
| Chesak Elementary School | 23.1% | 672 |
| Eastview Elementary School | 34.1% | 452 |
| Prairie Ridge High School | 13.3% | 1,150 |
| Martin Elementary School | 18.4% | 776 |
| Valley View Elementary School | 26.5% | 517 |
| Dean Street Elementary School | 43.2% | 317 |
| Prairiewood Elementary School | 35.3% | 377 |
| Edgebrook Elementary School | 25.1% | 517 |
| Richard F. Bernotas Middle School | 16.6% | 757 |
| Marengo Community Middle School | 35.1% | 342 |
| Lincoln Prairie Elementary School | 24.5% | 474 |
| Chauncey H. Duker School | 25.3% | 439 |
| Hilltop Elementary School | 26.9% | 413 |
| Conley Elementary School | 18.4% | 592 |
| Harrison Elementary School | 24.7% | 434 |
| Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School | 22.2% | 482 |
| Heineman Middle School | 13.2% | 711 |
| Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School | 35% | 246 |
| Indian Prairie Elementary School | 17.7% | 468 |
| Riley Community Consolidated School | 30.6% | 255 |
| Ringwood School Primary Center | 16.2% | 414 |
| South Elementary School | 15.8% | 404 |
| Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center | 19.9% | 316 |
| Mackeben Elementary School | 12.7% | 481 |
| Richmond-Burton High School | 11.5% | 515 |
| Woods Creek Elementary School | 12.3% | 478 |
| West Elementary School | 12.2% | 467 |
| Early Childhood Center | 23.7% | 241 |
| Glacier Ridge Elementary School | 15.4% | 370 |
| Husmann Elementary School | 11.6% | 476 |
| Johnsburg Elementary School | 13% | 377 |
| Johnsburg High School | 10% | 488 |
| Prairie Grove Elementary School | 9% | 545 |
| Spring Grove Elementary School | 14.8% | 318 |
| Greenwood Elementary School | 17% | 277 |
| Deer Path Elementary School | 11.3% | 391 |
| Nippersink Middle School | 11.3% | 371 |
| Johnsburg Junior High School | 11.1% | 368 |
| Algonquin Road Elementary School | 17.6% | 227 |
| Briargate Elementary School | 11.2% | 349 |
| Prairie Grove Junior High School | 11.1% | 351 |
| Alden-Hebron Elementary School | 17.3% | 208 |
| Alden-Hebron High School | 33% | 109 |
| Richmond Grade School | 8.3% | 408 |
| Alden-Hebron Middle School | 28.6% | 98 |
| Fox River Grove Middle School | 15.8% | 171 |
| Landmark Elementary School | 11.1% | 189 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
