Kendall County Times

The majority of students in Kendall County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 26,317 students attending Kendall County district schools, 53.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 27% of Kendall County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Kendall County districts, representing 55.2% of the student body.

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 had the most diverse student body in the Kendall County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 1% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kendall County.

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.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90	White	91.5%	106
Newark Community Consolidated School District 66	White	81%	226
Newark Community High School District 18	White	90.9%	165
Oswego Community Unit School District 308	White	51.4%	16,873
Plano Community Unit School District 88	Hispanic	53.3%	2,351
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115	White	63.8%	6,596