Hispanic students comprised 24.2% of Lockport Township High School District 205’s student body in the 2024-25 school year

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There were 882 Hispanic students enrolled in Lockport Township High School District 205 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Lockport Township High School District 205 welcomed 3,638 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 24.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lockport Township High School District 205 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Lockport.

Lockport Township High School East is the only one school in the Lockport Township High School District 205 that recorded enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 882 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.

Ethnicities in Lockport Township High School District 205 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Lockport Township High School District 205 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students (%)
2024-253,63888224.2%
2023-243,78584922.4%
2022-233,83483421.8%
2021-223,77877620.5%
2020-213,86475419.5%

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.



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