Kendall County Times

There were 1,286 Asian students enrolled in Kendall County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 4.4% of the 29,056 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 39 schools in Kendall County, Oswego East High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 335 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Oswego East High School	12.3%	2,723
Murphy Junior High School	15%	727
Oswego High School	3.2%	2,824
Grande Park Elementary School	12.8%	610
Plainfield South High School	3%	2,290
Southbury Elementary School	10%	572
Yorkville High School	2.6%	2,139
Old Post Elementary School	11.3%	443
Traughber Junior High School	4.3%	980
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	5.6%	647
Churchill Elementary School	8%	427
Aux Sable Middle School	4%	827
Plank Junior High School	4.4%	757
Grande Reserve Elementary School	4.8%	660
Thompson Junior High School	3.7%	738
Lakewood Creek Elementary School	3.5%	660
Long Beach Elementary School	4.6%	499
Fox Chase Elementary School	3.9%	590
Yorkville Middle School	1.9%	1,107
Charles Reed Elementary School	2.8%	633
Bristol Bay Elementary School	3.1%	575
Yorkville Intermediate School	2%	747
Hunt Club Elementary School	2.4%	621
Autumn Creek Elementary School	2.2%	689
Prairie Point Elementary School	3.3%	419
Circle Center Grade School	2.2%	504
Yorkville Grade School	4.9%	226
Centennial Elementary School	0%	353
Lisbon Grade School	0%	125
Boulder Hill Elementary School	0%	703
Bristol Grade School	0%	229
Jones Elementary School	0%	560
Newark Community High School	0%	175
Newark Elementary School	0%	105
Emily G. Johns School	0%	495
P.H. Miller Elementary School	0%	449
Plano High School	0%	784
Plano Middle School	0%	338
Millbrook Junior High School	0%	106