McHenry County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

Aaron Butler President at Alden-Hebron High School | Official website

By McHenry Times

Sep 1, 2024

The majority of students in McHenry County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 47,744 students attending McHenry County schools, 65.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.3% of McHenry County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in McHenry County, representing 66.7% of the student body.

Huntley High School had the most diverse student body in McHenry County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.2% 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.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

Ethnic Diversity in McHenry County in 2022-23 School Year

Students' Ethnicity in McHenry County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Alden-Hebron Elementary School	White	80%	235
Alden-Hebron High School	White	72.3%	112
Alden-Hebron Middle School	White	67.1%	85
Algonquin Middle School	White	49.1%	428
Algonquin Road Elementary School	White	75.8%	211
Briargate Elementary School	White	83%	352
Canterbury Elementary School	Hispanic	52.8%	439
Cary Junior High School	White	67.5%	733
Cary-Grove Community High School	White	79%	1,444
Chauncey H. Duker School	White	72.3%	386
Chesak Elementary School	White	66.9%	713
Conley Elementary School	White	69%	551
Cotton Creek School	White	58%	583
Coventry Elementary School	White	52.6%	585
Creekside Middle School	White	54.5%	732
Crosby Elementary School	Hispanic	71%	625
Crystal Lake Central High School	White	65.6%	1,446
Crystal Lake South High School	White	70.7%	1,237
Dean Street Elementary School	White	50.9%	322
Deer Path Elementary School	White	83.9%	385
Early Childhood Center	White	54.9%	215
Eastview Elementary School	White	54.8%	414
Edgebrook Elementary School	White	70.1%	522
Fox River Grove Middle School	White	81.8%	176
Glacier Ridge Elementary School	White	71.8%	387
Greenwood Elementary School	White	76%	287
Hannah Beardsley Middle School	White	64.6%	830
Harrison Elementary School	White	69.6%	391
Harry D. Jacobs High School	White	58.4%	2,080
Harvard High School	Hispanic	71.1%	807
Harvard Junior High School	Hispanic	72%	532
Heineman Middle School	White	71%	746
Hilltop Elementary School	White	63.3%	452
Huntley High School	White	73.8%	2,890
Husmann Elementary School	White	79.4%	467
Indian Prairie Elementary School	White	70.6%	480
Jefferson Elementary School	Hispanic	71.1%	377
Johnsburg Elementary School	White	80.6%	366
Johnsburg High School	White	86.3%	553
Johnsburg Junior High School	White	85.4%	336
Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School	White	66.2%	471
Lake In The Hills Elementary School	White	56.8%	463
Landmark Elementary School	White	87.2%	211
Leggee Elementary School	White	66.7%	914
Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	White	52.6%	456
Locust Elementary School	White	59.6%	539
Lundahl Middle School	White	60.3%	812
Mackeben Elementary School	White	66.9%	540
Marengo Community Middle School	White	67.9%	305
Marengo High School	White	68.9%	660
Marlowe Middle School	White	69.7%	1,193
Martin Elementary School	White	65.8%	786
Mary Endres Elementary School	White	47.3%	395
McHenry Middle School	White	73.9%	696
Nippersink Middle School	White	86.9%	383
North Elementary School	White	67.2%	641
Northwood Middle School	White	57%	619
Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center	White	73.4%	319
Olson Elementary School	White	51.1%	397
Parkland School	White	63.7%	678
Prairie Grove Elementary School	White	86.5%	489
Prairie Grove Junior High School	White	81.3%	320
Prairie Ridge High School	White	84.4%	1,151
Prairiewood Elementary School	White	57.8%	386
Richard F. Bernotas Middle School	White	72.6%	800
Richmond Grade School	White	84.7%	406
Richmond-Burton High School	White	81.3%	546
Riley Community Consolidated School	White	76.2%	256
Ringwood School Primary Center	White	81.5%	427
Riverwood Elementary School	White	59.5%	573
South Elementary School	White	73%	407
Spring Grove Elementary School	White	83.4%	301
Three Oaks School	White	55.8%	518
Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School	White	65.4%	214
Valley View Elementary School	White	64.9%	538
Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center	White	54.5%	695
West Elementary School	White	77.6%	510
Westwood Elementary School	White	52.3%	346
Woods Creek Elementary School	White	75.2%	532
Woodstock High School	White	52.7%	1,002
Woodstock North High School	White	59.8%	937