Will County Gazette

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Beecher Community Unit School District 200U	White	70.3%	1,022
Chaney-Monge School District 88	Hispanic	45.9%	436
Channahon School District 17	White	82.4%	1,164
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U	African American	61%	4,290
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203	White	67.2%	256
Fairmont School District 89	Hispanic	53.5%	327
Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C	White	77.5%	2,591
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C	White	84.4%	3,640
Joliet Public School District 86	Hispanic	66.5%	9,814
Joliet Township High School District 204	Hispanic	56.1%	6,838
Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C	African American	47.2%	447
Lincoln Way Community High School District 210	White	77.9%	6,586
Lockport School District 91	White	71.8%	546
Lockport Township High School District 205	White	70%	3,778
Manhattan School District 114	White	86.3%	1,742
Mokena School District 159	White	82.1%	1,551
New Lenox School District 122	White	83.9%	4,994
Peotone Community Unit School District 207U	White	82.4%	1,281
Plainfield School District 202	White	50.4%	24,904
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U	White	85.3%	1,298
Richland Grade School District 88A	Hispanic	43.5%	844
Rockdale School District 84	Hispanic	53.3%	214
Summit Hill School District 161	White	72.9%	2,536
Taft School District 90	White	65.6%	247
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C	White	41.6%	3,994
Union School District 81	White	40.6%	106
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U	Hispanic	47.2%	15,015
Will County School District 92	White	78.5%	1,389
Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U	White	83.7%	1,227