Will County Gazette

There were 5,128 white students enrolled in Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 welcomed 7,010 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 77.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in New Lenox.

Among the three schools in Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, Lincoln-Way East High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,969 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	6,586	5,128	77.9%
2021	6,648	5,248	78.9%
2020	6,673	5,364	80.4%
2019	6,923	5,599	80.9%
2018	7,010	5,725	81.7%