McHenry Times

There were 8,903 white students enrolled in Community Unit School District 300 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Community Unit School District 300 welcomed 20,985 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 44.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Community Unit School District 300 roughly covers schools within Kane County and has a main office in Algonquin.

Among the 26 schools in Community Unit School District 300, Harry D. Jacobs High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,191 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	19,951	8,903	44.6%
2021	19,815	8,968	45.3%
2020	20,586	9,536	46.3%
2019	21,143	9,846	46.6%
2018	20,985	10,007	47.7%