Kendall County Times

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 had the highest enrollment among Kendall County districts, welcoming 16,696 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, 48.3% were girls, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

The most represented ethnicity among Oswego Community Unit School District 308 students was white, comprising 48% of the student population.

Among the six districts in Kendall County, Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 7,032 students, while Plano Community Unit School District 88 welcomed 2,419 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 roughly covers schools within Kendall County with its main office in Oswego.

In the previous school year, Oswego Community Unit School District 308 also had the highest number of students among Kendall County districts.

Illinois has approved a new budget for 2025 that increases funds for K-12 education to $8.6 billion, $350 million above 2024.

Lawmakers also approved a new bill that creates a statewide child tax credit, which allows families to receive $300 per child under 17 years. This comes after a similar aid was granted from the federal government, as part of the American Rescue Plan.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Oswego Community Unit School District 308	Oswego	16,696
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115	Yorkville	7,032
Plano Community Unit School District 88	Plano	2,419
Newark Community Consolidated School District 66	Newark	211
Newark Community High School District 18	Newark	175
Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90	Newark	125