McHenry Times

There were 31,358 white students enrolled in McHenry County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 65.7% of the 47,744 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 81 schools in McHenry County County, Huntley High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,133 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 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.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Huntley High School	73.8	2,890
Harry D. Jacobs High School	58.4	2,080
Cary-Grove Community High School	79	1,444
Prairie Ridge High School	84.4	1,151
Crystal Lake Central High School	65.6	1,446
Crystal Lake South High School	70.7	1,237
Marlowe Middle School	69.7	1,193
Leggee Elementary School	66.7	914
Richard F. Bernotas Middle School	72.6	800
Woodstock North High School	59.8	937
Hannah Beardsley Middle School	64.6	830
Heineman Middle School	71	746
Woodstock High School	52.7	1,002
Martin Elementary School	65.8	786
McHenry Middle School	73.9	696
Cary Junior High School	67.5	733
Lundahl Middle School	60.3	812
Chesak Elementary School	66.9	713
Johnsburg High School	86.3	553
Marengo High School	68.9	660
Richmond-Burton High School	81.3	546
Parkland School	63.7	678
North Elementary School	67.2	641
Prairie Grove Elementary School	86.5	489
Woods Creek Elementary School	75.2	532
Creekside Middle School	54.5	732
West Elementary School	77.6	510
Conley Elementary School	69	551
Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center	54.5	695
Husmann Elementary School	79.4	467
Edgebrook Elementary School	70.1	522
Mackeben Elementary School	66.9	540
Northwood Middle School	57	619
Valley View Elementary School	64.9	538
Ringwood School Primary Center	81.5	427
Richmond Grade School	84.7	406
Riverwood Elementary School	59.5	573
Indian Prairie Elementary School	70.6	480
Cotton Creek School	58	583
Nippersink Middle School	86.9	383
Deer Path Elementary School	83.9	385
Locust Elementary School	59.6	539
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School	66.2	471
Coventry Elementary School	52.6	585
South Elementary School	73	407
Johnsburg Elementary School	80.6	366
Briargate Elementary School	83	352
Three Oaks School	55.8	518
Johnsburg Junior High School	85.4	336
Hilltop Elementary School	63.3	452
Chauncey H. Duker School	72.3	386
Glacier Ridge Elementary School	71.8	387
Harrison Elementary School	69.6	391
Lake In The Hills Elementary School	56.8	463
Prairie Grove Junior High School	81.3	320
Spring Grove Elementary School	83.4	301
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	52.6	456
Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center	73.4	319
Eastview Elementary School	54.8	414
Prairiewood Elementary School	57.8	386
Greenwood Elementary School	76	287
Harvard High School	26	807
Algonquin Middle School	49.1	428
Marengo Community Middle School	67.9	305
Olson Elementary School	51.1	397
Riley Community Consolidated School	76.2	256
Alden-Hebron Elementary School	80	235
Mary Endres Elementary School	47.3	395
Landmark Elementary School	87.2	211
Westwood Elementary School	52.3	346
Canterbury Elementary School	39.2	439
Dean Street Elementary School	50.9	322
Algonquin Road Elementary School	75.8	211
Crosby Elementary School	25.1	625
Fox River Grove Middle School	81.8	176
Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School	65.4	214
Harvard Junior High School	25.4	532
Early Childhood Center	54.9	215
Jefferson Elementary School	25.7	377
Alden-Hebron High School	72.3	112
Alden-Hebron Middle School	67.1	85