Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch

Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch is one of the mid-tier primary schools in Elburn, Illinois, run under Kaneland CUSD 302, with 500 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

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

On the student-mix side, Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

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

The closest other public school is Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elem, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 464 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.