Kendall County Times

There were 8,678 white students enrolled in Oswego Community Unit School District 308 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Oswego Community Unit School District 308 welcomed 18,096 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 51.4% 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 21 schools in Oswego Community Unit School District 308, Oswego High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,533 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 three percent 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	16,873	8,678	51.4%
2021	17,010	9,079	53.4%
2020	17,632	9,667	54.8%
2019	18,041	10,081	55.9%
2018	18,096	10,349	57.2%