Kendall County Times

There were 14,069 white students enrolled in Kendall County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 53.5% of the 26,317 students in Kendall County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the six districts in Kendall County, Oswego Community Unit School District 308 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 8,678 students.

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

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.

District	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Oswego Community Unit School District 308	51.4%	16,873
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115	63.8%	6,596
Plano Community Unit School District 88	32.2%	2,351
Newark Community Consolidated School District 66	81%	226
Newark Community High School District 18	90.9%	165
Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90	91.5%	106