There were 186 Black students enrolled in Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C in the 2024-25 school year, 11% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C welcomed 410 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 45.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Joliet.
Laraway Elementary School is the only one school in the Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C that recorded enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 186 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 | 410 | 186 | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 209 | 46.2% |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 197 | 46.2% |
| 2021-22 | 447 | 211 | 47.2% |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 195 | 46.5% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
