Will County Gazette

There were 12,562 white students enrolled in Plainfield School District 202 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Plainfield School District 202 welcomed 27,102 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 50.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Plainfield School District 202 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Plainfield.

Among the 29 schools in Plainfield School District 202, Plainfield North High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,506 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	24,904	12,562	50.4%
2021	24,915	12,913	51.8%
2020	26,022	13,958	53.6%
2019	26,495	14,497	54.7%
2018	27,102	15,162	55.9%