There were 30 Hispanic students enrolled in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.2% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 welcomed 200 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 15.0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.
Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 roughly covers schools within Kendall County and has a main office in Newark.
Among the two schools in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66, Newark Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 16 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 200 | 30 | 15% |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 31 | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 34 | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 226 | 32 | 14.2% |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 23 | 10.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
