Kendall County Times

There were 15,392 white students enrolled in Kendall County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 52.7% of the 29,190 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 40 schools in Kendall County County, Oswego High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 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 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.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Oswego High School	53.7	2,856
Oswego East High School	52.1	2,838
Yorkville High School	65	2,033
Plainfield South High School	47.7	2,367
Yorkville Middle School	65.6	1,035
Traughber Junior High School	60.9	1,024
Yorkville Intermediate School	65.7	690
Grande Reserve Elementary School	69.7	577
Aux Sable Middle School	45.4	861
Murphy Junior High School	49.9	777
Thompson Junior High School	46.4	825
Autumn Creek Elementary School	55.5	688
Circle Center Grade School	69	548
Grande Park Elementary School	65.1	565
Southbury Elementary School	64	572
Bristol Bay Elementary School	54.5	589
Fox Chase Elementary School	52.3	591
Plank Junior High School	40.8	748
Lakewood Creek Elementary School	51	596
Prairie Point Elementary School	71.4	420
Jones Elementary School	53.2	554
Churchill Elementary School	63	459
Hunt Club Elementary School	45.2	637
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	48.9	583
Old Post Elementary School	54	461
Plano High School	30.6	797
Charles Reed Elementary School	43.4	551
Boulder Hill Elementary School	26	643
Emily G. Johns School	33.1	495
Long Beach Elementary School	38.1	420
Yorkville Grade School	68.1	229
P.H. Miller Elementary School	34.4	439
Brokaw Early Learning Center	37.7	398
Newark Community High School	90.9	165
Bristol Grade School	54.6	207
Plano Middle School	32.3	331
Lisbon Grade School	91.5	106
Millbrook Junior High School	76.9	121
Centennial Elementary School	31.1	289
Newark Elementary School	85.7	105