There were 3,198 Black students enrolled in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U in the 2024-25 school year, 1.8% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Valley View Community Unit School District 365U welcomed 14,529 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 22.0% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Romeoville.
Among the 19 schools in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U, Bolingbrook High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 800 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14,529 | 3,198 | 22% |
| 2023-24 | 14,660 | 3,257 | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 15,009 | 3,377 | 22.5% |
| 2021-22 | 15,015 | 3,239 | 21.6% |
| 2020-21 | 15,333 | 3,207 | 20.9% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
