Will County Gazette

There were 392 white students enrolled in Lockport School District 91 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Lockport School District 91 welcomed 632 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 71.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lockport School District 91 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Lockport.

Among the two schools in Lockport School District 91, Kelvin Grove Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 230 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	546	392	71.8%
2021	548	395	72.1%
2020	602	439	72.9%
2019	587	460	78.4%
2018	632	493	78%