Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Will County School District 92 welcomed 1,499 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 78.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Will County School District 92 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Lockport.
Among the four schools in Will County School District 92, Oak Prairie Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 376 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 % |
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2022 | 1,389 | 1,091 | 78.5% |
2021 | 1,377 | 1,104 | 80.2% |
2020 | 1,468 | 1,195 | 81.4% |
2019 | 1,505 | 1,267 | 84.2% |
2018 | 1,499 | 1,261 | 84.1% |