There were 1,208 Black students enrolled in Joliet Township High School District 204 in the 2024-25 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Joliet Township High School District 204 welcomed 6,621 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 18.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Joliet Township High School District 204 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Joliet.
Among the two schools in Joliet Township High School District 204, Joliet West High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 710 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 | 6,621 | 1,208 | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 6,688 | 1,186 | 17.7% |
| 2022-23 | 6,775 | 1,218 | 18% |
| 2021-22 | 6,838 | 1,283 | 18.8% |
| 2020-21 | 6,642 | 1,309 | 19.7% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
