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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Will County's districts student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year

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Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C Principal Mr. Douglas Wernet (2023) | Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C

Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C Principal Mr. Douglas Wernet (2023) | Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C

Of the many ethnicities represented in Will County district's, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Will County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 103,077 students attending Will County district schools, 47.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 30.6% of Will County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Will County districts, representing 48.7% of the student body.

Plainfield School District 202 and Valley View Community Unit School District 365U had the most diverse student body in the Will County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Multi-racial, and white.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 0.2% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Will County.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

Ethnicities in Will County Districts in 2021-22 School Year
White [47.6%]Hispanic [30.6%]African American [14.2%]Ethnicities <5% [7.4%]
Students' Ethnicity in Will County Districts in the 2021-22 School Year
DistrictMost prevalent ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrolment
Beecher Community Unit School District 200UWhite70.3%1,022
Chaney-Monge School District 88Hispanic45.9%436
Channahon School District 17White82.4%1,164
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UAfrican American61%4,290
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203White67.2%256
Fairmont School District 89Hispanic53.5%327
Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CWhite77.5%2,591
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33CWhite84.4%3,640
Joliet Public School District 86Hispanic66.5%9,814
Joliet Township High School District 204Hispanic56.1%6,838
Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70CAfrican American47.2%447
Lincoln Way Community High School District 210White77.9%6,586
Lockport School District 91White71.8%546
Lockport Township High School District 205White70%3,778
Manhattan School District 114White86.3%1,742
Mokena School District 159White82.1%1,551
New Lenox School District 122White83.9%4,994
Peotone Community Unit School District 207UWhite82.4%1,281
Plainfield School District 202White50.4%24,904
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255UWhite85.3%1,298
Richland Grade School District 88AHispanic43.5%844
Rockdale School District 84Hispanic53.3%214
Summit Hill School District 161White72.9%2,536
Taft School District 90White65.6%247
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30CWhite41.6%3,994
Union School District 81White40.6%106
Valley View Community Unit School District 365UHispanic47.2%15,015
Will County School District 92White78.5%1,389
Wilmington Community Unit School District 209UWhite83.7%1,227

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