Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch

Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch is a primary school of mid-sized scale in Sugar Grove, Illinois, operated by Kaneland CUSD 302, instructing 421 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Kaneland CUSD 302 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,908 students; Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch is among them.

On the student-mix side, Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Kane County reports that median household income runs about $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kane County runs 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), of which Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kaneland Harter Middle School, around 2.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 490 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 78% across the same window.

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