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Kane County's student body comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year

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Gilberts Elementary School Principal Thomas Ruzinok (2023) | Gilberts Elementary School

Gilberts Elementary School Principal Thomas Ruzinok (2023) | Gilberts Elementary School

Of the many ethnicities represented in Kane County schools, Hispanic was the most prevalent ethnicity among Kane County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 108,693 students attending Kane County schools, 45.5% were Hispanic. white students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 39.4% of Kane County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were the most common group in Kane County, representing 45.2% of the student body.

South Elgin High School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, including 43.2% white students, 35.6% Hispanic students, 11.1% Asian students, 5% African American students, 4.7% multiracial students, and 0.4% American Indian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.5% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

Ethnicities in Kane County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
Hispanic [45.5%]White [39.4%]Asian [5.7%]African American [5.2%]Ethnicities <5% [3.1%]
Students' Ethnicity in Kane County Schools in 2021-22 School Year
School nameMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Abbott Middle SchoolHispanic71.9%636
Algonquin Lakes Elementary SchoolWhite45.7%381
Algonquin Middle SchoolWhite52.6%441
Alice Gustafson Elementary SchoolWhite81.9%487
Anderson Elementary SchoolWhite66%418
Bartlett Elementary SchoolWhite54.6%471
Bartlett High SchoolWhite37.8%2,364
Batavia Senior High SchoolWhite78.2%1,871
Beaupre Elementary SchoolHispanic95.6%158
Bell-Graham Elementary SchoolWhite79.6%480
Benavides STEAM AcademyHispanic90.3%310
C.F. Simmons Middle SchoolHispanic91.8%818
C.I. Johnson Elementary SchoolHispanic85.8%388
C.M. Bardwell Elementary SchoolHispanic92.4%630
Cambridge Lakes Charter SchoolWhite40.5%659
Canton Middle SchoolHispanic46.1%423
Carpentersville Middle SchoolHispanic86.1%1,134
Centennial SchoolWhite61.7%496
Central High SchoolWhite60.7%1,327
Central Middle SchoolWhite63.2%364
Century Oaks Elementary SchoolHispanic67.4%463
Channing Memorial Elementary SchoolHispanic83.1%361
Clinton Elementary SchoolWhite55.2%442
Coleman Elementary SchoolHispanic82.9%608
Corron Elementary SchoolWhite62.6%543
Country Trails Elementary SchoolWhite59.1%633
Creekside Elementary SchoolHispanic63.9%498
Davis Primary SchoolWhite63.2%348
Delacey Family Education CenterHispanic60.4%245
Dundee Highlands Elementary SchoolWhite52.4%347
Dundee Middle SchoolWhite54.6%1,145
Dundee-Crown High SchoolHispanic65%2,490
East High SchoolHispanic88.8%4,092
Eastview Elementary SchoolWhite56%400
Eastview Middle SchoolWhite55.3%734
Edna Rollins Elementary SchoolHispanic86.2%487
Elgin High SchoolHispanic77.9%2,664
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter SchoolHispanic42.4%361
Ellis Middle SchoolHispanic81.4%676
Fabyan Elementary SchoolWhite82.9%228
Fearn Elementary SchoolWhite55.4%480
Ferson Creek SchoolWhite78.8%566
Fox Meadow Elementary SchoolWhite49.5%426
Fred Rodgers Magnet AcademyHispanic90.4%271
Freeman Elementary SchoolHispanic45.5%510
G.N. Dieterich Elementary SchoolHispanic88.6%428
Garfield Elementary SchoolHispanic81.7%279
Gary D. Wright Elementary SchoolWhite62.5%887
Geneva 304 Early Learning CenterWhite79.6%93
Geneva Community High SchoolWhite84.5%1,679
Geneva Middle School NorthWhite82.1%592
Geneva Middle School SouthWhite82.2%596
Gilberts Elementary SchoolWhite64.9%706
Glenbrook Elementary SchoolHispanic51.1%489
Golfview Elementary SchoolHispanic97.7%390
Goodwin Elementary SchoolHispanic40.5%331
Grace McWayne Elementary SchoolWhite82.6%328
Greenman Elementary SchoolHispanic76.5%502
H.C. Storm Elementary SchoolWhite75.1%321
Hall Elementary SchoolHispanic67%527
Hampshire Elementary SchoolWhite74.4%449
Hampshire High SchoolWhite59.6%1,873
Hampshire Middle SchoolWhite61%743
Hanover Countryside Elementary SchoolHispanic48.4%353
Harriet Gifford Elementary SchoolHispanic72.6%380
Harrison Street Elementary SchoolWhite71.9%388
Harry D. Jacobs High SchoolWhite59.4%2,005
Hawk Hollow Elementary SchoolWhite55.2%353
Heartland Elementary SchoolWhite85.4%316
Henry W. Cowherd Middle SchoolHispanic85.7%893
Herget Middle SchoolHispanic58.5%631
Heritage Elementary SchoolHispanic69.5%397
Highland Elementary SchoolHispanic78.1%553
Hill Elementary SchoolHispanic79.5%546
Hillcrest Elementary SchoolHispanic75.4%419
Hilltop Elementary SchoolHispanic50.1%501
Hoover Wood Elementary SchoolWhite65.6%349
Horizon Elementary SchoolHispanic38.1%520
Howard B. Thomas Grade SchoolWhite55.4%689
Huff Elementary SchoolHispanic86.7%490
J.B. Nelson Elementary SchoolWhite70.7%376
Jefferson Middle SchoolHispanic68.3%581
Jewel Middle SchoolHispanic52.5%579
John C Dunham Stem Partnership SchoolWhite42.6%122
John Gates Elementary SchoolHispanic96%399
K.D. Waldo Middle SchoolHispanic89.9%927
Kaneland Blackberry Creek ElementaryWhite82.6%512
Kaneland Harter Middle SchoolWhite75.4%936
Kaneland John Shields Elementary SchoolWhite85.3%441
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary SchoolWhite81.5%410
Kaneland McDole Elementary SchoolWhite65.9%431
Kaneland Senior High SchoolWhite78.1%1,323
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary SchoolWhite69.9%462
Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolWhite47.2%880
Kimball Middle SchoolHispanic71.5%607
L.D. Brady Elementary SchoolHispanic95.8%286
Lake In The Hills Elementary SchoolWhite58.8%461
Lakewood SchoolHispanic88.2%761
Larkin High SchoolHispanic73%2,117
Larsen Middle SchoolHispanic68%657
Laurel Hill Elementary SchoolHispanic86%392
Liberty Elementary SchoolAsian41.6%505
Liberty Elementary SchoolWhite46.5%744
Lily Lake Grade SchoolWhite79.8%263
Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhite69.7%218
Lincoln Elementary SchoolHispanic58.3%472
Lincoln Prairie Elementary SchoolWhite53.3%458
Lords Park Elementary SchoolHispanic81.9%553
Louise White Elementary SchoolWhite80%355
Lowrie Elementary SchoolHispanic80.1%367
Mabel O. Donnell Elementary SchoolHispanic80.9%376
McCleery Elementary SchoolHispanic70.4%534
McKinley Elementary SchoolHispanic84%332
Meadowdale Elementary SchoolHispanic97.3%415
Mill Creek SchoolWhite86.2%413
Munhall Elementary SchoolWhite77.7%497
Nature Ridge Elementary SchoolHispanic43.8%532
Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary SchoolHispanic89.2%548
Nicholson Elementary SchoolHispanic72.7%286
Norton Creek Elementary SchoolWhite68.5%445
Oak Park Elementary SchoolHispanic93.4%427
Oakhill Elementary SchoolHispanic76.8%393
Olney C. Allen Elementary SchoolHispanic64.6%653
Ontarioville Elementary SchoolHispanic85.7%420
Otter Creek Elementary SchoolHispanic65.9%636
Parkview Elementary SchoolHispanic59.6%361
Parkwood Elementary SchoolHispanic77.3%300
Perry Elementary SchoolAfrican American46.7%285
Prairie Knolls Middle SchoolWhite60.7%763
Prairie View Grade SchoolWhite67.4%599
Prairieview Elementary SchoolWhite49.5%315
Richmond Intermediate SchoolWhite61.8%372
Ridge Circle Elementary SchoolHispanic68.4%459
Ronald D.O. Neal Elementary SchoolHispanic85.4%479
Rose E. Krug Elementary SchoolHispanic79.8%257
Saint Charles East High SchoolWhite74%2,069
Saint Charles North High SchoolWhite76.2%1,911
Sam Rotolo Middle SchoolWhite77.7%1,178
Schneider Elementary SchoolHispanic64.1%359
Sleepy Hollow Elementary SchoolWhite52.5%373
Smith Elementary SchoolHispanic58.4%409
South Elgin High SchoolWhite43.2%2,910
Spring Trail Elementary SchoolWhite49.6%337
Streamwood High SchoolHispanic65.1%1,757
Sunnydale Elementary SchoolHispanic71.5%344
Sycamore Trails Elementary SchoolWhite59.9%623
Tefft Middle SchoolHispanic73%962
Thompson Middle SchoolWhite73.6%1,256
Timber Trails Elementary SchoolHispanic55.3%342
Wasco Elementary SchoolWhite89.6%451
Washington Elementary SchoolHispanic67.2%369
Washington Middle SchoolHispanic65.2%629
Wayne Elementary SchoolWhite60.5%342
West Aurora High SchoolHispanic61%3,635
West Aurora Learning CenterHispanic67.7%226
Western Avenue Elementary SchoolWhite87.4%333
Westfield Community SchoolWhite60.2%1,309
Wild Rose Elementary SchoolWhite80%526
Willard Elementary SchoolWhite44%248
Williamsburg Elementary SchoolWhite86.1%454
Wredling Middle SchoolWhite69.4%1,379

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Hawk Hollow Elementary SchoolJewel Middle SchoolHighland Elementary SchoolGates Elementary SchoolKaneland John Stewart Elementary SchoolHilltop Elementary SchoolLincoln Prairie Elementary SchoolGeneva Community Unit School District 304K D Waldo Middle SchoolKaneland John Shields Elementary SchoolCountry Trails Elementary SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolFred Rodgers Magnet AcademyHampshire Elementary SchoolHampshire High SchoolMcCleery Elementary SchoolGoodwin Elementary SchoolElgin High SchoolSpring Trail Elementary SchoolChanning Memorial Elementary SchoolTefft Middle SchoolMabel O. Donnell Elementary SchoolKimball Middle SchoolFabyan Elementary SchoolLords Park Elementary SchoolWestern Avenue Elementary SchoolNorton Creek Elementary SchoolJefferson Middle SchoolEllis Middle SchoolSam Rotolo Middle SchoolWredling Middle SchoolTimber Trails Elementary SchoolGary D. Wright Elementary SchoolLiberty Elementary SchoolCanton Middle SchoolFox Meadow Elementary SchoolKaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolDundee-Crown High SchoolEast High SchoolWild Rose Elementary SchoolBrady Elementary SchoolSunnydale Elementary SchoolSchneider Elementary SchoolBartlett Elementary SchoolElgin Math and Science Academy Charter SchoolFreeman Elementary SchoolWasco Elementary SchoolCentral High SchoolWestfield Community SchoolDavis Primary SchoolPrairieview Elementary SchoolGeneva Middle School NorthHeritage Elementary SchoolAlice Gustafson Elementary SchoolH.c. Storm Elementary SchoolCentennial SchoolHanover Countryside Elementary SchoolSycamore Trails Elementary SchoolAlgonquin Middle SchoolPerry Elementary SchoolLowrie Elementary SchoolLouise White Elementary SchoolAllen Elementary SchoolDundee Highlands Elementary SchoolSouth Elgin High SchoolLakewood SchoolCentral Middle SchoolGeneva Community High SchoolWashington Middle SchoolBatavia High SchoolRollins Elementary SchoolHerget Middle SchoolOtter Creek Elementary SchoolHarry D. Jacobs High SchoolHoover Wood Elementary SchoolHall Elementary SchoolOntarioville Elementary SchoolC.f. Simmons Middle SchoolNature Ridge Elementary SchoolClinton Elementary SchoolKenyon Woods Middle SchoolBardwell Elementary SchoolPrairie Knolls Middle SchoolDundee Middle SchoolOakhill Elementary SchoolCorron Elementary SchoolCowherd Middle SchoolSt. Charles East High SchoolCarpentersville Middle SchoolW.s. Beaupre Elementary SchoolLarkin High SchoolCentury Oaks Elementary SchoolHoward B. Thomas Grade SchoolHuff Elementary SchoolPrairie View Grade SchoolKenneth E. Neubert Elementary SchoolEastview Middle SchoolAbbott Middle SchoolSt. Charles North High SchoolJohnson Elementary SchoolGilberts Elementary SchoolGolfview Elementary SchoolLaurel Hill Elementary SchoolKrug Elementary SchoolDieterich Elementary SchoolWillard Elementary SchoolLake In The Hills Elementary SchoolMill Creek SchoolHarrison Street Elementary SchoolAlgonquin Lakes Elementary SchoolColeman Elementary SchoolKaneland Harter Middle SchoolThompson Middle SchoolAurora Hill Elementary SchoolGarfield Elementary SchoolSmith Elementary SchoolHermes Elementary SchoolCreekside Elementary SchoolGlenbrook Elementary SchoolMcKinley Elementary SchoolLily Lake Grade SchoolParkwood Elementary SchoolJ.b. Nelson Elementary SchoolLarsen Middle SchoolParkview Elementary SchoolBartlett High SchoolHorizon Elementary SchoolHeartland Elementary SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolRidge Circle Elementary SchoolFearn Elementary SchoolNicholson Elementary SchoolWilliamsburg Elementary SchoolRichmond Intermediate SchoolMunhall Elementary SchoolDelacey Family Educ CtrHillcrest Elementary SchoolStreamwood High SchoolGreenman Elementary SchoolKaneland McDole Elementary SchoolJohn C. Dunham Stem Partnership SchoolCambridge Lakes Charter SchoolWayne Elementary SchoolGrace McWayne Elementary SchoolOak Park Elementary SchoolWest Aurora Learning CenterBell-Graham Elementary SchoolHarriet Gifford Elementary SchoolSleepy Hollow Elementary SchoolGeneva Middle School SouthMeadowdale Elementary SchoolAnderson Elementary SchoolHampshire Middle SchoolFerson Creek SchoolBenavides Steam AcademyLiberty Elementary SchoolWest Aurora High SchoolEastview Elementary SchoolRonald D.o. Neal Elementary School

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