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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

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Teacher retention rate in Kendall County around 91.1% per year

With an average salary of $76,692, 91.1% of teachers remain on their positions in Kendall County schools, according to the 2024 three-year average.

By S. V. Greenwood | Nov 2, 2025

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Kendall County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2023-24 school year

In Kendall County schools, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

By S. V. Greenwood | Oct 21, 2025

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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 50.4% of Kendall County’s districts student body in 2023-24 school year

By D. A. Titus | Oct 5, 2025

In Kendall County school districts, 13,438 white students were enrolled in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4.4% of Kendall County’s districts student body in 2023-24 school year

By D. A. Titus | Sep 30, 2025

In the 2023-24 school year, 4.4% of students enrolled in Kendall County school districts identified as multiracial.

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How many Hispanic students were enrolled in Kendall County districts in 2023-24 school year?

By D. A. Titus | Sep 26, 2025

In Kendall County school districts, 7,602 Hispanic students were enrolled in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Oswego District 308 DEI chief faces calls for termination over post referring to Charlie Kirk as ‘modern day Klansman’

By Kendall County Times reports | Sep 23, 2025

Jadon A. Waller, director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at Oswego Community School District 308, is facing calls for termination after a social media post criticizing Black Americans who expressed sympathy following the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

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2,660 Black students enrolled in Kendall County districts in 2023-24 school year

By D. A. Titus | Sep 22, 2025

In Kendall County school districts, 2,660 Black students were enrolled in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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How many Asian students were enrolled in Kendall County districts in 2023-24 school year?

By D. A. Titus | Sep 18, 2025

In the 2023-24 school year, 6.3% of students enrolled in Kendall County school districts identified as Asian.

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Kendall County Education: 44 American Indian students enrolled in school districts in 2023-24 school year

By D. A. Titus | Sep 14, 2025

In Kendall County school districts, 44 American Indian students were enrolled in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Kendall County school districts ranked by share of debt capacity used in fiscal year 2024

By V. L. Deaton | Sep 5, 2025

School districts in Kendall County carried over $334.6 million in long-term debt in fiscal year 2024, with some using more than 54.2% of their legal borrowing capacity.

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Kendall County students suspended or expelled 4,154 times solely in 2023-24 school year

By V. L. Deaton | Aug 15, 2025

There were 4,154 incidents of students being suspended or expelled in Kendall County schools solely during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

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Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 taxpayers faced $349,854 in outstanding school debt as of fiscal year 2024

By V. L. Deaton | Aug 2, 2025

Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 had the lowest outstanding school debt among Kendall County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Outstanding debt in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 reached $1.1 million in fiscal year 2024

By V. L. Deaton | Aug 1, 2025

Newark Community Consolidated School District 66's outstanding school debt reached $1.1 million as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $523,839 per student.

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Outstanding debt in Plano Community Unit School District 88 reached $37 million in fiscal year 2024

By V. L. Deaton | Jul 31, 2025

Plano Community Unit School District 88 had the third highest outstanding school debt among Kendall County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 had $44.7 million in outstanding debt as of fiscal year 2024

By V. L. Deaton | Jul 30, 2025

Yorkville Community Unit School District 115's outstanding school debt reached $44.7 million as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, or about $635,239 per student.

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Oswego Community Unit School District 308 had $251.5 million in outstanding debt as of fiscal year 2024

By V. L. Deaton | Jul 29, 2025

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 had the highest outstanding school debt among Kendall County school districts as of fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 Report: Suspensions in Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 totaled 1,310 just in 2023-24 school year

By A. S. Lewis | Jul 17, 2025

There were 1,310 incidents of students being suspended just in Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

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Plano Community Unit School District 88 students suspended 166 times during 2023-24 school year

By A. S. Lewis | Jul 16, 2025

There were 166 incidents of students being suspended just in Plano Community Unit School District 88 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Newark Community High School District 18 during 2023-24 school year?

By A. S. Lewis | Jul 15, 2025

There were 13 incidents of students being suspended in Newark Community High School District 18 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

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Students suspended or expelled 7 times in 2023-24 school year in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66

By A. S. Lewis | Jul 14, 2025

There were seven incidents of students being suspended or expelled in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.