McHenry Times

The majority of students in McHenry County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 45,566 students attending McHenry County district schools, 67.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.5% of McHenry County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in McHenry County districts, representing 68.8% of the student body.

Huntley Community School District 158 had the most diverse student body in the McHenry County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 0.1% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with McHenry County.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Alden Hebron School District 19	White	76.2%	407
Cary Community Consolidated School District 26	White	70.7%	2,350
Community High School District 155	White	74.8%	5,583
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47	White	67.7%	6,973
Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3	White	80%	395
Harrison School District 36	White	70%	357
Harvard Community Unit School District 50	Hispanic	70.5%	2,502
Huntley Community School District 158	White	71.1%	8,590
Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12	White	85.7%	1,662
Marengo Community High School District 154	White	70.2%	655
Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165	White	66.6%	1,007
McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15	White	68.8%	4,029
McHenry Community High School District 156	White	73.2%	2,185
Nippersink School District 2	White	85.4%	1,100
Prairie Grove Community School District 46	White	85.4%	769
Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157	White	83%	565
Riley Community Consolidated School District 18	White	78.9%	270
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200	White	55.9%	6,167