Kendall County Times

There were 14,549 white students enrolled in Kendall County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 50.1% of the 29,056 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 39 schools in Kendall County, Oswego High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,452 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Oswego High School	51.4%	2,824
Oswego East High School	50.7%	2,723
Yorkville High School	63.3%	2,139
Plainfield South High School	44.1%	2,290
Yorkville Middle School	59.3%	1,107
Traughber Junior High School	57.8%	980
Yorkville Intermediate School	61.7%	747
Grande Reserve Elementary School	63.3%	660
Aux Sable Middle School	43.8%	827
Murphy Junior High School	49%	727
Grande Park Elementary School	57.4%	610
Southbury Elementary School	60.1%	572
Circle Center Grade School	67.3%	504
Autumn Creek Elementary School	49.2%	689
Bristol Bay Elementary School	55.5%	575
Lakewood Creek Elementary School	47.3%	660
Thompson Junior High School	41.1%	738
Fox Chase Elementary School	50.3%	590
Prairie Point Elementary School	69.9%	419
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	45.1%	647
Plank Junior High School	37.8%	757
Jones Elementary School	49.8%	560
Hunt Club Elementary School	41.4%	621
Plano High School	32.5%	784
Churchill Elementary School	58.5%	427
Charles Reed Elementary School	38.9%	633
Old Post Elementary School	55.5%	443
P.H. Miller Elementary School	36.7%	449
Boulder Hill Elementary School	22.9%	703
Emily G. Johns School	31.7%	495
Newark Community High School	86.3%	175
Long Beach Elementary School	29.7%	499
Yorkville Grade School	60.2%	226
Centennial Elementary School	32.6%	353
Bristol Grade School	49.3%	229
Lisbon Grade School	88%	125
Plano Middle School	29.3%	338
Newark Elementary School	82.9%	105
Millbrook Junior High School	79.2%	106