Kendall County Times

There were 3,048 Black students enrolled in Kendall County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 10.5% of the 28,966 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 39 schools in Kendall County County, Plainfield South High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 389 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Plainfield South High School	16.6	2,347
Oswego East High School	10.9	2,752
Oswego High School	10.1	2,866
Aux Sable Middle School	19.2	832
Yorkville High School	7.5	2,042
Yorkville Middle School	9.8	1,099
Traughber Junior High School	10.1	1,043
Charles Reed Elementary School	16.3	590
Thompson Junior High School	12.5	752
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	15.2	619
Murphy Junior High School	12.2	743
Fox Chase Elementary School	14	586
Grande Park Elementary School	13.5	579
Plano High School	9.7	791
Plank Junior High School	9.5	759
Lakewood Creek Elementary School	11.2	636
Long Beach Elementary School	12.7	498
Southbury Elementary School	11	566
Bristol Bay Elementary School	9.8	623
Autumn Creek Elementary School	8.6	661
Boulder Hill Elementary School	8.2	684
Grande Reserve Elementary School	7.8	613
Circle Center Grade School	9.4	501
Jones Elementary School	8.7	543
Yorkville Intermediate School	5.6	752
Churchill Elementary School	9.1	438
Emily G. Johns School	7.5	520
Old Post Elementary School	8	460
P.H. Miller Elementary School	7.9	458
Plano Middle School	10.1	337
Hunt Club Elementary School	5	642
Centennial Elementary School	8.6	324
Prairie Point Elementary School	6.4	436
Bristol Grade School	9.3	182
Yorkville Grade School	7.3	179
Lisbon Grade School	0	115
Newark Community High School	0	167
Newark Elementary School	0	107
Millbrook Junior High School	0	124