Will County Gazette

Of the many ethnicities represented in Will County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Will County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 102,274 students attending Will County schools, 47.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 30.7% of Will County students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Will County, representing 48.7% of the student body.

Bolingbrook High School and Joliet Central High School had the most diverse student body in Will County, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.7% when compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	Hispanic	52%	684
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	Hispanic	91%	398
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	White	86.7%	588
Anna McDonald Elementary School	White	86.8%	546
Arbury Hills Elementary School	White	76.2%	164
Arnold J. Tyler School	White	83.7%	349
Aux Sable Middle School	White	45.4%	861
Balmoral Elementary School	African American	51.2%	404
Beecher Elementary School	White	67%	424
Beecher High School	White	72.6%	361
Beecher Junior High School	White	72.6%	237
Bentley Elementary School	White	87.6%	370
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	Hispanic	65.7%	359
Bolingbrook High School	Hispanic	44.7%	3,332
Bonnie McBeth Learning Center	White	48.7%	671
Brooks Middle School	Hispanic	49.7%	1,112
Bruning Elementary School	White	81.2%	218
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	African American	52.3%	346
Central Elementary School	White	57.1%	532
Chaney-Monge School	Hispanic	45.9%	436
Channahon Junior High School	White	85.6%	291
Charles Reed Elementary School	White	43.4%	551
Chelsea Elementary School	White	76.8%	850
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	White	78.4%	116
Connor Shaw Center	White	86.2%	65
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	African American	65.7%	265
Creekside Elementary School	Hispanic	43.7%	501
Crete Elementary School	African American	52.4%	380
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Center	African American	62.5%	144
Crete-Monee High School	African American	64.8%	1,409
Crete-Monee Middle School	African American	60.1%	988
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	White	48.4%	281
Dirksen Junior High School	Hispanic	60.2%	630
Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	51.7%	315
Dr. Julian Rogus School	White	73.9%	640
Drauden Point Middle School	White	44.2%	719
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	White	66.8%	606
Edna Keith Elementary School	African American	51%	288
Eisenhower Academy	Hispanic	47.6%	225
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	White	39.5%	560
Elwood C.C. School	White	67.2%	256
Fairmont School	Hispanic	53.5%	327
Farragut Elementary School	Hispanic	45.2%	462
Forest Park Individual Education School	Hispanic	78.1%	283
Frankfort Square Elementary School	White	71.6%	183
Freedom Elementary School	White	55.6%	543
Gompers Junior High School	Hispanic	86.5%	702
Goodings Grove School	White	85.5%	414
Grand Prairie Elementary School	White	49%	539
Grand Prairie Elementary School	White	78.6%	840
Hadley Middle School	White	86%	750
Haines Elementary School	White	78.9%	346
Heritage Grove Middle School	White	58.8%	855
Hickory Creek Middle School	White	77.1%	901
Homer Junior High School	White	84%	879
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	Hispanic	53.9%	621
Hufford Junior High School	Hispanic	62.5%	1,180
Independence Elementary School	Hispanic	56.9%	557
Indian Trail Elementary School	White	67.5%	295
Indian Trail Middle School	White	47.6%	593
Irene King Elementary School	Hispanic	49.2%	435
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	Hispanic	82.2%	443
Jamie McGee Elementary School	African American	26%	381
Jane Addams Middle School	Hispanic	38%	568
John F. Kennedy Middle School	White	40%	983
John J. Lukancic Middle School	Hispanic	44.1%	558
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	Hispanic	74.7%	499
Joliet Central High School	Hispanic	70.4%	3,383
Joliet West High School	Hispanic	42.3%	3,379
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	Hispanic	47.9%	551
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	White	72.3%	318
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	Hispanic	36.9%	423
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	White	86.7%	316
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	Hispanic	37.7%	504
Laraway Elementary School	African American	47.2%	447
Liberty Elementary School	White	46.3%	549
Liberty Junior High School	White	83%	601
Lincoln Elementary School	White	58.5%	573
Lincoln Way West	White	81%	1,926
Lincoln-Way Central High School	White	82.3%	1,944
Lincoln-Way East High School	White	72.5%	2,716
Lockport Township High School East	White	70%	3,778
Ludwig Elementary School	White	79.4%	277
Luther J. Schilling School	White	85.3%	695
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	Hispanic	58.7%	610
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	Hispanic	79.7%	580
Manhattan Junior High School	White	84.8%	538
Marycrest Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	62.2%	384
Meadow View Elementary School	White	49.4%	522
Milne Grove Elementary School	White	71.1%	228
Mokena Elementary School	White	78.7%	701
Mokena Intermediate School	White	86.6%	321
Mokena Junior High School	White	83.9%	529
Monee Elementary School	African American	50.5%	402
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	White	81.7%	378
Nelson Prairie School	White	82%	411
Nelson Ridge School	White	83.1%	484
Oak Prairie Junior High School	White	77.4%	486
Oak View Elementary School	Hispanic	43.6%	562
Orenic Intermediate School	White	42.5%	856
Oster-Oakview School	White	76.4%	373
Peotone Elementary School	White	83.2%	280
Peotone High School	White	83.8%	462
Peotone Intermediate Center	White	78.2%	179
Peotone Junior High School	White	81%	295
Pershing Elementary School	Hispanic	61.1%	489
Pioneer Elementary School	White	26.4%	466
Pioneer Path School	White	84.6%	246
Plainfield East High School	White	37.7%	1,982
Plainfield High School	White	53.8%	2,047
Plainfield North High School	White	62.9%	2,394
Plainfield South High School	White	47.7%	2,367
Reed Elementary School	White	79.4%	286
Reed-Custer Elementary School	White	84.2%	594
Reed-Custer High School	White	86.5%	431
Reed-Custer Middle School	White	85.7%	273
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	White	63.1%	859
Richland Elementary School	Hispanic	43.5%	844
Ridge Elementary School	White	44.4%	522
River View Elementary School	White	55%	604
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	41.2%	616
Rockdale Elementary School	Hispanic	53.3%	214
Romeoville High School	Hispanic	48.2%	1,905
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	Hispanic	88.1%	714
Skoff Elementary School	Hispanic	61.5%	711
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	White	88.2%	431
Spencer Pointe School	White	87%	494
Spencer Trail School	White	84.7%	431
Summit Hill Junior High School	White	71.2%	656
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	Hispanic	63.4%	224
Taft Elementary School	Hispanic	53.7%	335
Taft Grade School	White	65.6%	247
Talala Elementary School	African American	81.2%	282
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	White	48.9%	583
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Hispanic	74.1%	413
Three Rivers School	White	77.5%	249
Timber Ridge Middle School	White	50%	838
Troy Craughwell School	White	39.2%	413
Troy Cronin Elementary School	Hispanic	37.5%	603
Troy Heritage Trail School	Hispanic	43.1%	397
Troy Hofer Elementary School	White	40%	408
Troy Middle School	White	43.4%	966
Troy Shorewood School	White	61.8%	351
Union Elementary School	White	40.6%	106
Walker Intermediate School	White	76.1%	598
Walker's Grove Elementary School	White	69.3%	590
Walsh Elementary School	White	78.8%	340
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	Hispanic	63.6%	737
Wesmere Elementary School	White	47.7%	532
William E. Young School	White	81%	431
William J. Butler School	White	83.7%	471
Wilmington High School	White	83.1%	397
Wilmington Middle School	White	83.1%	296
Wilson Creek Elementary School	White	87.2%	658
Wood View Elementary School	African American	44.2%	360
Woodland Elementary School	Hispanic	70%	303