Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Principal Dr. Andalib Khelgati (2023) | Oswego Community Unit School District 308
Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Principal Dr. Andalib Khelgati (2023) | Oswego Community Unit School District 308
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 27% of the 26,317 students in Kendall County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.
Among the six districts in Kendall County, Oswego Community Unit School District 308 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 4,383 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 Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Oswego Community Unit School District 308 | 26% | 16,873 |
| Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 | 21.6% | 6,596 |
| Plano Community Unit School District 88 | 53.3% | 2,351 |
| Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 | 14.2% | 226 |
| Newark Community High School District 18 | 8.5% | 165 |
| Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 | 0% | 106 |
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