McHenry Times

There were 6,105 white students enrolled in Huntley Community School District 158 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Huntley Community School District 158 welcomed 9,601 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 71.1% of the student body to be the 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 white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,224 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	8,590	6,105	71.1%
2021	8,776	6,336	72.2%
2020	9,109	6,661	73.1%
2019	9,353	6,923	74%
2018	9,601	7,169	74.7%