Will County Gazette

Lockport Township High School East had the highest enrollment among Will County schools, welcoming 3,778 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 70% of the student body at Lockport Township High School East.

Among the 156 schools in Will County, Joliet Central High School ranked second in enrollment with 3,383 students, while Joliet West High School welcomed 3,379 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Lockport Township High School East is a part of Lockport Township High School District 205, which generally encompasses schools within Will County with its main office in Lockport.

In the previous school year, Lockport Township High School East had the highest number of students among Will County schools.

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	City	Total Enrolment
Lockport Township High School East	Lockport	3,778
Joliet Central High School	Joliet	3,383
Joliet West High School	Joliet	3,379
Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook	3,332
Lincoln-Way East High School	Frankfort	2,716
Plainfield North High School	Plainfield	2,394
Plainfield South High School	Plainfield	2,367
Plainfield High School	Plainfield	2,047
Plainfield East High School	Plainfield	1,982
Lincoln-Way Central High School	New Lenox	1,944
Lincoln Way West	New Lenox	1,926
Romeoville High School	Romeoville	1,905
Crete-Monee High School	Crete	1,409
Hufford Junior High School	Joliet	1,180
Brooks Middle School	Bolingbrook	1,112
Crete-Monee Middle School	University Park	988
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Plainfield	983
Troy Middle School	Plainfield	966
Hickory Creek Middle School	Frankfort	901
Homer Junior High School	Homer Glen	879
Aux Sable Middle School	Joliet	861
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Plainfield	859
Orenic Intermediate School	Plainfield	856
Heritage Grove Middle School	Plainfield	855
Chelsea Elementary School	Frankfort	850
Richland Elementary School	Crest Hill	844
Grand Prairie Elementary School	Frankfort	840
Timber Ridge Middle School	Plainfield	838
Hadley Middle School	Homer Glen	750
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	Joliet	737
Drauden Point Middle School	Plainfield	719
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	Joliet	714
Skoff Elementary School	Romeoville	711
Gompers Junior High School	Joliet	702
Mokena Elementary School	Mokena	701
Luther J. Schilling School	Homer Glen	695
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	Romeoville	684
Bonnie McBeth Learning Center	Plainfield	671
Wilson Creek Elementary School	Manhattan	658
Summit Hill Junior High School	Frankfort	656
Dr. Julian Rogus School	Frankfort	640
Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet	630
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	Bolingbrook	621
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	Romeoville	616
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	Joliet	610
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	Plainfield	606
River View Elementary School	Plainfield	604
Troy Cronin Elementary School	Shorewood	603
Liberty Junior High School	New Lenox	601
Walker Intermediate School	Tinley Park	598
Reed-Custer Elementary School	Braidwood	594
Indian Trail Middle School	Plainfield	593
Walker's Grove Elementary School	Plainfield	590
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	New Lenox	588
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Joliet	583
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	Joliet	580
Lincoln Elementary School	Plainfield	573
Jane Addams Middle School	Bolingbrook	568
Oak View Elementary School	Bolingbrook	562
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	Plainfield	560
John J. Lukancic Middle School	Romeoville	558
Independence Elementary School	Bolingbrook	557
Charles Reed Elementary School	Plainfield	551
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	Bolingbrook	551
Liberty Elementary School	Bolingbrook	549
Anna McDonald Elementary School	Manhattan	546
Freedom Elementary School	Plainfield	543
Grand Prairie Elementary School	Joliet	539
Manhattan Junior High School	Manhattan	538
Central Elementary School	Plainfield	532
Wesmere Elementary School	Plainfield	532
Mokena Junior High School	Mokena	529
Ridge Elementary School	Plainfield	522
Meadow View Elementary School	Plainfield	522
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	Plainfield	504
Creekside Elementary School	Plainfield	501
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	Bolingbrook	499
Spencer Pointe School	New Lenox	494
Pershing Elementary School	Joliet	489
Oak Prairie Junior High School	Homer Glen	486
Nelson Ridge School	New Lenox	484
William J. Butler School	Lockport	471
Pioneer Elementary School	Bolingbrook	466
Farragut Elementary School	Joliet	462
Peotone High School	Peotone	462
Laraway Elementary School	Joliet	447
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	Joliet	443
Chaney-Monge School	Crest Hill	436
Irene King Elementary School	Romeoville	435
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	New Lenox	431
Spencer Trail School	New Lenox	431
William E. Young School	Homer Glen	431
Reed-Custer High School	Braidwood	431
Beecher Elementary School	Beecher	424
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	Romeoville	423
Goodings Grove School	Homer Glen	414
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Joliet	413
Troy Craughwell School	Joliet	413
Nelson Prairie School	New Lenox	411
Troy Hofer Elementary School	Shorewood	408
Balmoral Elementary School	Crete	404
Monee Elementary School	Monee	402
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	Joliet	398
Wilmington High School	Wilmington	397
Troy Heritage Trail School	Joliet	397
Marycrest Early Childhood Center	Joliet	384
Jamie McGee Elementary School	Bolingbrook	381
Crete Elementary School	Crete	380
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	Channahon	378
Oster-Oakview School	New Lenox	373
Bentley Elementary School	New Lenox	370
Beecher High School	Beecher	361
Wood View Elementary School	Bolingbrook	360
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	Bolingbrook	359
Troy Shorewood School	Shorewood	351
Arnold J. Tyler School	New Lenox	349
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	Joliet	346
Haines Elementary School	New Lenox	346
Walsh Elementary School	Lockport	340
Taft Elementary School	Joliet	335
Fairmont School	Lockport	327
Mokena Intermediate School	Mokena	321
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	Lockport	318
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	Wilmington	316
Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center	Romeoville	315
Woodland Elementary School	Joliet	303
Wilmington Middle School	Wilmington	296
Indian Trail Elementary School	Frankfort	295
Peotone Junior High School	Peotone	295
Channahon Junior High School	Channahon	291
Edna Keith Elementary School	Joliet	288
Reed Elementary School	Homer Glen	286
Forest Park Individual Education School	Joliet	283
Talala Elementary School	Park Forest	282
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	Joliet	281
Peotone Elementary School	Peotone	280
Ludwig Elementary School	Lockport	277
Reed-Custer Middle School	Braidwood	273
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	University Park	265
Elwood C.C. School	Elwood	256
Three Rivers School	Channahon	249
Taft Grade School	Lockport	247
Pioneer Path School	Channahon	246
Beecher Junior High School	Beecher	237
Milne Grove Elementary School	Lockport	228
Eisenhower Academy	Joliet	225
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	Joliet	224
Bruning Elementary School	Wilmington	218
Rockdale Elementary School	Rockdale	214
Frankfort Square Elementary School	Frankfort	183
Peotone Intermediate Center	Frankfort	179
Arbury Hills Elementary School	Mokena	164
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Center	Crete	144
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	New Lenox	116
Union Elementary School	Joliet	106
Connor Shaw Center	Peotone	65