There were 7,704 white students enrolled in Oswego Community Unit School District 308 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.9% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Oswego Community Unit School District 308 welcomed 16,601 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 46.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Oswego Community Unit School District 308 roughly covers schools within Kendall County and has a main office in Oswego.
Among the 20 schools in Oswego Community Unit School District 308, Oswego High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,392 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 White Students | White students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16,601 | 7,704 | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 16,696 | 8,017 | 48% |
| 2022-23 | 16,797 | 8,324 | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 16,873 | 8,678 | 51.4% |
| 2020-21 | 17,010 | 9,079 | 53.4% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
