There were 47,039 white students enrolled in Will County public schools in the 2024-25 school year, 4.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that white students made up 43.5% of the 108,066 students during the 2024-25 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 167 schools in Will County, Lockport Township High School East recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 2,298 students.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
Ethnicities in Will County in 2024-25 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Will County County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
| School name | % of White students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lockport Township High School East | 63.2% | 3,638 |
| Lincoln-Way East High School | 68.9% | 2,676 |
| Lincoln Way West | 80.4% | 1,994 |
| Lincoln-Way Central High School | 79.9% | 1,969 |
| Plainfield North High School | 57.4% | 2,346 |
| Neuqua Valley High School | 40.6% | 2,974 |
| Plainfield High School | 48.3% | 1,766 |
| Joliet West High School | 24.7% | 3,291 |
| Homer Junior High School | 79.5% | 859 |
| Hadley Middle School | 82% | 828 |
| Hickory Creek Middle School | 68.8% | 940 |
| Chelsea Elementary School | 71.6% | 885 |
| Plainfield East High School | 34.7% | 1,773 |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School | 70.7% | 809 |
| Mokena Elementary School | 77.5% | 708 |
| Reed-Custer Elementary School | 81.3% | 667 |
| Manhattan Junior High School | 83.7% | 608 |
| Alex M. Martino Junior High School | 84.4% | 588 |
| Luther J. Schilling School | 79.8% | 583 |
| Richard Ira Jones Middle School | 54.1% | 859 |
| Spencer Crossing Intermediate School | 84.5% | 542 |
| Dr. Julian Rogus School | 68.6% | 663 |
| Bolingbrook High School | 14% | 3,244 |
| Heritage Grove Middle School | 53.1% | 852 |
| William J. Butler School | 81.4% | 553 |
| Liberty Junior High School | 77.1% | 568 |
| Romeoville High School | 23.9% | 1,797 |
| Walker’s Grove Elementary School | 69.3% | 618 |
| Wilson Creek Elementary School | 82.5% | 519 |
| Mokena Junior High School | 79% | 509 |
| Timber Ridge Middle School | 45.1% | 865 |
| Summit Hill Junior High School | 69.6% | 559 |
| Gordon Gregory Middle School | 48.4% | 800 |
| Spencer Pointe School | 84.4% | 436 |
| Walker Intermediate School | 67% | 546 |
| Eagle Pointe Elementary School | 58.9% | 604 |
| River View Elementary School | 55.3% | 636 |
| Anna McDonald Elementary School | 82.6% | 426 |
| Oak Prairie Junior High School | 76.9% | 455 |
| Nelson Ridge School | 80.6% | 428 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 60.4% | 568 |
| Joliet Central High School | 10.4% | 3,248 |
| Troy Middle School | 38.9% | 871 |
| William E. Young School | 78% | 432 |
| Peotone High School | 80.7% | 410 |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | 36.4% | 899 |
| Wilmington High School | 80.9% | 398 |
| Nelson Prairie School | 84% | 381 |
| Walnut Trails Elementary School | 64.7% | 484 |
| Reed-Custer High School | 83.4% | 374 |
| Orenic Intermediate School | 37.4% | 810 |
| Spring Brook Elementary School | 53.1% | 565 |
| Goodings Grove School | 76.1% | 393 |
| Bentley Elementary School | 78.9% | 375 |
| Arnold J. Tyler School | 79.9% | 369 |
| Indian Trail Elementary School | 63.3% | 450 |
| Spencer Trail School | 77.3% | 366 |
| River Woods Elementary School | 58.4% | 481 |
| L.J. Stevens Intermediate School | 83.2% | 334 |
| Drauden Point Middle School | 42% | 660 |
| Oster-Oakview School | 74.4% | 371 |
| Walsh Elementary School | 76.6% | 359 |
| Beecher Elementary School | 62.1% | 443 |
| Haines Elementary School | 76.3% | 354 |
| N.B. Galloway Elementary School | 78.3% | 345 |
| Mokena Intermediate School | 77.5% | 346 |
| Kingsley Elementary School | 64.6% | 413 |
| Central Elementary School | 52.2% | 504 |
| Clifford Crone Middle School | 29.3% | 895 |
| The Wheatlands Elementary School | 43.6% | 601 |
| Peotone Elementary School | 76% | 333 |
| Meadow View Elementary School | 43.7% | 572 |
| Patterson Elementary School | 53% | 470 |
| Scullen Middle School | 25.7% | 957 |
| Reed-Custer Middle School | 82.6% | 298 |
| Ludwig Elementary School | 76.2% | 315 |
| Freedom Elementary School | 44.5% | 533 |
| Bednarcik Junior High School | 45.1% | 514 |
| Wesmere Elementary School | 43.1% | 531 |
| Beecher High School | 68% | 334 |
| Peotone Junior High School | 77.7% | 292 |
| Liberty Elementary School | 40.5% | 556 |
| Reed Elementary School | 77.8% | 284 |
| Three Rivers School | 80.8% | 265 |
| Channahon Junior High School | 80.6% | 263 |
| Wilmington Middle School | 85.8% | 247 |
| Richland Elementary School | 26.1% | 788 |
| Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School | 37.1% | 547 |
| Kelvin Grove Junior High School | 70.6% | 286 |
| Indian Trail Middle School | 40.1% | 501 |
| Troy Cronin Elementary School | 33.4% | 601 |
| Elwood C.C. School | 58.7% | 322 |
| Troy Shorewood School | 57.8% | 327 |
| Pioneer Path School | 78% | 241 |
| Robert Clow Elementary School | 49.9% | 371 |
| Ridge Elementary School | 37.2% | 478 |
| Arlene Welch Elementary School | 30.2% | 590 |
| Crete-Monee High School | 12% | 1,461 |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School | 21.5% | 809 |
| Wolf’s Crossing Elementary School | 39.5% | 435 |
| Homestead Elementary School | 34.8% | 488 |
| Taft Grade School | 62.2% | 270 |
| Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School | 28.4% | 588 |
| Robert C. Hill Elementary School | 28.9% | 571 |
| John J. Lukancic Middle School | 29.9% | 536 |
| Milne Grove Elementary School | 71.9% | 217 |
| Fry Elementary School | 27.5% | 556 |
| Bruning Elementary School | 84.4% | 179 |
| Beecher Junior High School | 62% | 242 |
| Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School | 25.3% | 590 |
| Lakewood Falls Elementary School | 28.1% | 523 |
| Troy Craughwell School | 31.9% | 458 |
| Troy Hofer Elementary School | 34.5% | 415 |
| Pioneer Elementary School | 22.3% | 640 |
| V. Blanche Graham Elementary School | 42.6% | 317 |
| Creekside Elementary School | 27.4% | 478 |
| Crete-Monee Middle School | 13.3% | 985 |
| Troy Heritage Trail School | 31.7% | 413 |
| Chaney-Monge School | 27.9% | 433 |
| Skoff Elementary School | 16.3% | 723 |
| Crystal Lawns Elementary School | 41.4% | 280 |
| Peotone Intermediate Center | 79% | 143 |
| Columbia Central School | 17.6% | 632 |
| Brooks Middle School | 11.8% | 934 |
| Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center | 69.4% | 157 |
| Irene King Elementary School | 25.2% | 432 |
| Hufford Junior High School | 10.1% | 1,081 |
| A. Vito Martinez Middle School | 16.6% | 622 |
| Jane Addams Middle School | 17.4% | 506 |
| Balmoral Elementary School | 18.3% | 458 |
| Jonas E. Salk Elementary School | 17.7% | 468 |
| Jamie McGee Elementary School | 16.8% | 428 |
| Wood View Elementary School | 20.8% | 336 |
| Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School | 11.9% | 536 |
| Wayne Builta Elementary School | 16.8% | 357 |
| Steger Intermediate Center | 13.2% | 456 |
| Pershing Elementary School | 11.9% | 487 |
| Oak View Elementary School | 10.4% | 550 |
| Monee Elementary School | 15.5% | 368 |
| Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School | 13.9% | 402 |
| Washington Junior High and Academy Program | 8.1% | 669 |
| Eisenhower Academy | 24.9% | 209 |
| Crete Elementary School | 13.7% | 373 |
| Taft Elementary School | 15.8% | 322 |
| Union Elementary School | 33.6% | 131 |
| Lynne Thigpen Elementary School | 7.4% | 581 |
| Rockdale Elementary School | 17.6% | 245 |
| Independence Elementary School | 7% | 587 |
| John R. Tibbott Elementary School | 8.8% | 468 |
| Dirksen Junior High School | 7.1% | 521 |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | 8.5% | 413 |
| Fairmont School | 10.8% | 277 |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary School | 8.7% | 286 |
| Farragut Elementary School | 4.5% | 506 |
| M.J. Cunningham Elementary School | 4.3% | 517 |
| Forest Park Individual Education School | 8% | 263 |
| Coretta Scott King Magnet School | 6.9% | 290 |
| Laraway Elementary School | 4.9% | 410 |
| Sator Sanchez Elementary School | 2.5% | 729 |
| T.E. Culbertson Elementary School | 10.3% | 174 |
| Isaac Singleton Elementary School | 3.4% | 473 |
| Bernard J. Ward Elementary School | 4.8% | 330 |
| Edna Keith Elementary School | 3.2% | 341 |
| A.O. Marshall Elementary School | 4.4% | 227 |
| Woodland Elementary School | 0% | 335 |
| Talala Elementary School | 0% | 295 |
| Gompers Junior High School | 0% | 745 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
