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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

2021-22 school year saw 102,158 students enrolled in Will County

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Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Will County schools welcomed 102,158 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 0.7% from the previous school year.

Will County had the fifth highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51% boys, and 49% girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Will County students was white, making up about 47.5% of all the students.

Within Will County, Lockport Township High School East had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 3,778 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

Enrollment in Will County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Will County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
A. Vito Martinez Middle SchoolRomeoville684
A.O. Marshall Elementary SchoolJoliet398
Alex M. Martino Junior High SchoolNew Lenox588
Anna McDonald Elementary SchoolManhattan546
Arbury Hills Elementary SchoolMokena164
Arnold J. Tyler SchoolNew Lenox349
Aux Sable Middle SchoolJoliet861
Balmoral Elementary SchoolCrete404
Beecher Elementary SchoolBeecher424
Beecher High SchoolBeecher361
Beecher Junior High SchoolBeecher237
Bentley Elementary SchoolNew Lenox370
Bernard J. Ward Elementary SchoolBolingbrook359
Bolingbrook High SchoolBolingbrook3,332
Bonnie McBeth Learning CenterPlainfield671
Brooks Middle SchoolBolingbrook1,112
Bruning Elementary SchoolWilmington218
Carl Sandburg Elementary SchoolJoliet346
Central Elementary SchoolPlainfield532
Chaney-Monge SchoolCrest Hill436
Channahon Junior High SchoolChannahon291
Charles Reed Elementary SchoolPlainfield551
Chelsea Elementary SchoolFrankfort850
Connor Shaw CenterPeotone65
Coretta Scott King Magnet SchoolUniversity Park265
Creekside Elementary SchoolPlainfield501
Crete Elementary SchoolCrete380
Crete-Monee Early Childhood CenterCrete144
Crete-Monee High SchoolCrete1,409
Crete-Monee Middle SchoolUniversity Park988
Crystal Lawns Elementary SchoolJoliet281
Dirksen Junior High SchoolJoliet630
Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood CenterRomeoville315
Dr. Julian Rogus SchoolFrankfort640
Drauden Point Middle SchoolPlainfield719
Eagle Pointe Elementary SchoolPlainfield606
Edna Keith Elementary SchoolJoliet288
Eisenhower AcademyJoliet225
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary SchoolPlainfield560
Elwood C.C. SchoolElwood256
Fairmont SchoolLockport327
Farragut Elementary SchoolJoliet462
Forest Park Individual Education SchoolJoliet283
Frankfort Square Elementary SchoolFrankfort183
Freedom Elementary SchoolPlainfield543
Gompers Junior High SchoolJoliet702
Goodings Grove SchoolHomer Glen414
Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolJoliet539
Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolFrankfort840
Hadley Middle SchoolHomer Glen750
Haines Elementary SchoolNew Lenox346
Heritage Grove Middle SchoolPlainfield855
Hickory Creek Middle SchoolFrankfort901
Homer Junior High SchoolHomer Glen879
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle SchoolBolingbrook621
Hufford Junior High SchoolJoliet1,180
Independence Elementary SchoolBolingbrook557
Indian Trail Elementary SchoolFrankfort295
Indian Trail Middle SchoolPlainfield593
Irene King Elementary SchoolRomeoville435
Isaac Singleton Elementary SchoolJoliet443
Jamie McGee Elementary SchoolBolingbrook381
Jane Addams Middle SchoolBolingbrook568
John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolPlainfield983
John J. Lukancic Middle SchoolRomeoville558
John R. Tibbott Elementary SchoolBolingbrook499
Joliet Central High SchoolJoliet3,383
Joliet West High SchoolJoliet3,379
Jonas E. Salk Elementary SchoolBolingbrook551
Kelvin Grove Junior High SchoolLockport318
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary SchoolRomeoville423
L.J. Stevens Intermediate SchoolWilmington316
Lakewood Falls Elementary SchoolPlainfield504
Laraway Elementary SchoolJoliet447
Liberty Elementary SchoolBolingbrook549
Liberty Junior High SchoolNew Lenox601
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPlainfield573
Lincoln Way WestNew Lenox1,926
Lincoln-Way Central High SchoolNew Lenox1,944
Lincoln-Way East High SchoolFrankfort2,716
Lockport Township High School EastLockport3,778
Ludwig Elementary SchoolLockport277
Luther J. Schilling SchoolHomer Glen695
Lynne Thigpen Elementary SchoolJoliet610
M.J. Cunningham Elementary SchoolJoliet580
Manhattan Junior High SchoolManhattan538
Marycrest Early Childhood CenterJoliet384
Meadow View Elementary SchoolPlainfield522
Milne Grove Elementary SchoolLockport228
Mokena Elementary SchoolMokena701
Mokena Intermediate SchoolMokena321
Mokena Junior High SchoolMokena529
Monee Elementary SchoolMonee402
N.B. Galloway Elementary SchoolChannahon378
Nelson Prairie SchoolNew Lenox411
Nelson Ridge SchoolNew Lenox484
Oak Prairie Junior High SchoolHomer Glen486
Oak View Elementary SchoolBolingbrook562
Orenic Intermediate SchoolPlainfield856
Oster-Oakview SchoolNew Lenox373
Peotone Elementary SchoolPeotone280
Peotone High SchoolPeotone462
Peotone Intermediate CenterFrankfort179
Peotone Junior High SchoolPeotone295
Pershing Elementary SchoolJoliet489
Pioneer Elementary SchoolBolingbrook466
Pioneer Path SchoolChannahon246
Plainfield East High SchoolPlainfield1,982
Plainfield High SchoolPlainfield2,047
Plainfield North High SchoolPlainfield2,394
Plainfield South High SchoolPlainfield2,367
Reed Elementary SchoolHomer Glen286
Reed-Custer Elementary SchoolBraidwood594
Reed-Custer High SchoolBraidwood431
Reed-Custer Middle SchoolBraidwood273
Richard Ira Jones Middle SchoolPlainfield859
Richland Elementary SchoolCrest Hill844
Ridge Elementary SchoolPlainfield522
River View Elementary SchoolPlainfield604
Robert C. Hill Elementary SchoolRomeoville616
Rockdale Elementary SchoolRockdale214
Romeoville High SchoolRomeoville1,905
Sator Sanchez Elementary SchoolJoliet714
Skoff Elementary SchoolRomeoville711
Spencer Crossing Intermediate SchoolNew Lenox431
Spencer Pointe SchoolNew Lenox494
Spencer Trail SchoolNew Lenox431
Summit Hill Junior High SchoolFrankfort656
T.E. Culbertson Elementary SchoolJoliet224
Taft Elementary SchoolJoliet335
Taft Grade SchoolLockport247
Talala Elementary SchoolPark Forest282
Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet583
Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet413
Three Rivers SchoolChannahon249
Timber Ridge Middle SchoolPlainfield838
Troy Craughwell SchoolJoliet413
Troy Cronin Elementary SchoolShorewood603
Troy Heritage Trail SchoolJoliet397
Troy Hofer Elementary SchoolShorewood408
Troy Middle SchoolPlainfield966
Troy Shorewood SchoolShorewood351
Union Elementary SchoolJoliet106
Walker Intermediate SchoolTinley Park598
Walker's Grove Elementary SchoolPlainfield590
Walsh Elementary SchoolLockport340
Washington Junior High and Academy ProgramJoliet737
Wesmere Elementary SchoolPlainfield532
William E. Young SchoolHomer Glen431
William J. Butler SchoolLockport471
Wilmington High SchoolWilmington397
Wilmington Middle SchoolWilmington296
Wilson Creek Elementary SchoolManhattan658
Wood View Elementary SchoolBolingbrook360
Woodland Elementary SchoolJoliet303

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Mokena Junior High SchoolPlainfield South High SchoolRiver View Elementary SchoolPeotone High SchoolSpencer Trail SchoolLincoln Way Central High SchoolOrenic Intermediate SchoolTroy Middle SchoolRichland Elementary SchoolKelvin Grove Junior High SchoolFairmont SchoolCrete Elementary SchoolTimber Ridge Middle SchoolMarycrest Early Childhood CenterMonee Elementary SchoolMokena Elementary SchoolMilne Grove Elementary SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolJulian Rogus Elementary SchoolBalmoral Elementary SchoolEdna Keith Elementary SchoolWalker Intermediate SchoolMeadow View Elementary SchoolHufford Junior High SchoolWalsh Elementary SchoolSummit Hill Junior High SchoolThree Rivers SchoolLiberty Elementary SchoolGrand Prairie Elementary SchoolNelson Prairie SchoolBentley Elementary SchoolIndependence Elementary SchoolPeotone Junior High SchoolCentral Elementary SchoolReed-Custer Elementary SchoolBonnie McBeth Learning CenterTroy Craughwell SchoolRidge Elementary SchoolHadley Middle SchoolChelsea Elementary SchoolSpencer Pointe SchoolFrankfort Square Elementary SchoolUnion Elementary SchoolThomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolCreekside Elementary SchoolOster-Oakview SchoolJoliet Central High SchoolLuther J Schilling SchoolA. Vito Martinez Middle SchoolLiberty Junior High SchoolOak Prairie Junior High SchoolPeotone Elementary SchoolReed-Custer Middle SchoolT.e. Culbertson Elementary SchoolTroy Hofer Elementary SchoolJoliet West High SchoolPioneer Path SchoolCarl Sandburg Elementary SchoolPlainfield East High SchoolRomeoville High SchoolDr. James Mitchem Early Childhood CenterHubert H. Humphrey Middle SchoolWilmington High SchoolPlainfield High SchoolBeecher Elementary SchoolArnold J. Tyler SchoolPershing Elementary SchoolLockport East High SchoolJohn J. Lukancic Middle SchoolL.j. Stevens Intermediate SchoolOak View Elementary SchoolCharles Reed Elementary SchoolLudwig Elementary SchoolCrete-Monee High SchoolSpencer Crossing Intermediate SchoolM.j. Cunningham Elementary SchoolHomer Junior High SchoolChaney-Monge SchoolJohn F Kennedy Middle SchoolTroy Heritage Trail SchoolArbury Hills Elementary SchoolEisenhower AcademyBrooks Middle SchoolLaraway Elementary SchoolFarragut Elementary SchoolPeotone Intermediate CenterTaft Elementary SchoolWilliam E. Young SchoolHickory Creek Middle SchoolRockdale Elementary SchoolCoretta Scott King Magnet SchoolWood View Elementary SchoolIndian Trail Elementary SchoolManhattan Junior High SchoolN.b. Galloway Elementary SchoolTalala Elementary SchoolIrene King Elementary SchoolPlainfield North High SchoolAux Sable Middle SchoolGrand Prairie Elementary SchoolNelson Ridge SchoolDirksen Junior High SchoolAlex M. Martino Junior High SchoolRobert C. Hill Elementary SchoolReed-Custer High SchoolTroy Cronin Elementary SchoolAnna McDonald Elementary SchoolBernard J. Ward Elementary SchoolElwood C C SchoolWalkers Grove Elementary SchoolElizabeth Eichelberger Elementary SchoolFreedom Elementary SchoolJohn R. Tibbott Elementary SchoolTroy Shorewood SchoolLakewood Falls Elementary SchoolIndian Trail Middle SchoolJamie Mcgee Elementary SchoolA.o. Marshall Elementary SchoolSator Sanchez Elementary SchoolBruning Elementary SchoolHeritage Grove Middle SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolPioneer Elementary SchoolBeecher High SchoolTaft Grade SchoolHaines Elementary SchoolChannahon Junior High SchoolDrauden Point Middle SchoolSkoff Elementary SchoolKenneth L. Hermansen Elementary SchoolLynne Thigpen Elementary SchoolRichard Ira Jones Middle SchoolCrete-Monee Middle SchoolGoodings Grove SchoolGompers Junior High SchoolCrete-Monee Early Childhood CenterConnor Shaw CenterReed Elementary SchoolEagle Pointe Elementary SchoolWilliam J. Butler SchoolWashington Junior High And Academy ProgramForest Park Individual Ed SchoolJonas E. Salk Elementary SchoolIsaac Singleton Elementary SchoolWilmington Middle SchoolWesmere Elementary SchoolLincoln-Way West High SchoolWilson Creek Elementary School

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