Will County Gazette

There were 52,973 white students enrolled in Will County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 47.1% of the 112,546 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 174 schools in Will County County, Lockport Township High School East recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,644 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 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.

School name	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lockport Township High School East	70	3,778
Lincoln-Way East High School	72.5	2,716
Lincoln-Way Central High School	82.3	1,944
Neuqua Valley High School	47.1	3,324
Lincoln Way West	81	1,926
Plainfield North High School	62.9	2,394
Plainfield High School	53.8	2,047
Joliet West High School	31.2	3,379
Plainfield East High School	37.7	1,982
Homer Junior High School	84	879
Hickory Creek Middle School	77.1	901
Grand Prairie Elementary School	78.6	840
Chelsea Elementary School	76.8	850
Hadley Middle School	86	750
Luther J. Schilling School	85.3	695
Bolingbrook High School	17.6	3,332
Wilson Creek Elementary School	87.2	658
Mokena Elementary School	78.7	701
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	63.1	859
Romeoville High School	28.3	1,905
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	86.7	588
Heritage Grove Middle School	58.8	855
Reed-Custer Elementary School	84.2	594
Liberty Junior High School	83	601
Anna McDonald Elementary School	86.8	546
Dr. Julian Rogus School	73.9	640
Summit Hill Junior High School	71.2	656
Manhattan Junior High School	84.8	538
Walker Intermediate School	76.1	598
Mokena Junior High School	83.9	529
Spencer Pointe School	87	494
Timber Ridge Middle School	50	838
Troy Middle School	43.4	966
Walker's Grove Elementary School	69.3	590
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	66.8	606
Nelson Ridge School	83.1	484
William J. Butler School	83.7	471
John F. Kennedy Middle School	40	983
Clifford Crone Middle School	46.2	844
Joliet Central High School	11.5	3,383
Peotone High School	83.8	462
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	88.2	431
Oak Prairie Junior High School	77.4	486
Reed-Custer High School	86.5	431
Walnut Trails Elementary School	72.2	515
Spencer Trail School	84.7	431
Orenic Intermediate School	42.5	856
Goodings Grove School	85.5	414
Gordon Gregory Middle School	49.1	715
William E. Young School	81	431
Nelson Prairie School	82	411
Lincoln Elementary School	58.5	573
River View Elementary School	55	604
Wilmington High School	83.1	397
Bonnie McBeth Learning Center	48.7	671
Bentley Elementary School	87.6	370
Drauden Point Middle School	44.2	719
Bednarcik Junior High School	54.2	577
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	81.7	378
Central Elementary School	57.1	532
Freedom Elementary School	55.6	543
Spring Brook Elementary School	52.5	566
River Woods Elementary School	60.7	486
Arnold J. Tyler School	83.7	349
Scullen Middle School	28.5	1,020
Oster-Oakview School	76.4	373
Beecher Elementary School	67	424
Kingsley Elementary School	65.1	436
Indian Trail Middle School	47.6	593
Mokena Intermediate School	86.6	321
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	86.7	316
Haines Elementary School	78.9	346
Walsh Elementary School	78.8	340
The Wheatlands Elementary School	51.4	521
Grand Prairie Elementary School	31.4	840
Beecher High School	72.6	361
Meadow View Elementary School	49.4	522
Patterson Elementary School	52.4	490
Liberty Elementary School	46.3	549
Wesmere Elementary School	47.7	532
Channahon Junior High School	85.6	291
Wilmington Middle School	83.1	296
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	39	616
Peotone Junior High School	81	295
Reed-Custer Middle School	85.7	273
Peotone Elementary School	83.2	280
Richland Elementary School	27.6	844
Ridge Elementary School	44.4	522
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	72.3	318
Reed Elementary School	79.4	286
Troy Cronin Elementary School	36.8	603
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	39.5	560
Ludwig Elementary School	79.4	277
Troy Shorewood School	61.8	351
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	52	410
Crete-Monee High School	14.8	1,409
Pioneer Path School	84.6	246
Homestead Elementary School	40.3	496
Indian Trail Elementary School	67.5	295
Three Rivers School	77.5	249
Robert Clow Elementary School	51.8	369
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	30.9	619
Bruning Elementary School	81.2	218
Fry Elementary School	28.2	616
Beecher Junior High School	72.6	237
Elwood C.C. School	67.2	256
John J. Lukancic Middle School	29.6	558
Troy Hofer Elementary School	40	408
Milne Grove Elementary School	71.1	228
Taft Grade School	65.6	247
Troy Craughwell School	39.2	413
Brooks Middle School	14.4	1,112
Arlene Welch Elementary School	29.1	550
Creekside Elementary School	31.7	501
Columbia Central School	24.4	628
Crete-Monee Middle School	15.5	988
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	30.4	504
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	21.5	684
Skoff Elementary School	20.5	711
Hufford Junior High School	12.1	1,180
Peotone Intermediate Center	78.2	179
Chaney-Monge School	31.7	436
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	48.4	281
Frankfort Square Elementary School	71.6	183
Irene King Elementary School	29.7	435
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	44.3	287
Arbury Hills Elementary School	76.2	164
Pioneer Elementary School	26.4	466
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	28	432
Troy Heritage Trail School	29	397
Jane Addams Middle School	19.9	568
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	19.6	551
Steger Intermediate Center	21.7	451
Jamie McGee Elementary School	25.5	381
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	78.4	116
Balmoral Elementary School	21.3	404
Taft Elementary School	24.2	335
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	12.7	621
Monee Elementary School	19.4	402
Dirksen Junior High School	11.4	630
Wayne Builta Elementary School	25.2	282
Oak View Elementary School	12.6	562
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	16.5	423
Eisenhower Academy	30.2	225
Crete Elementary School	16.6	380
Rockdale Elementary School	29	214
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	8.1	737
Wood View Elementary School	16.7	360
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	9.3	610
Connor Shaw Center	86.2	65
Pershing Elementary School	11.5	489
Independence Elementary School	9.5	557
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	18.5	265
Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center	14.6	315
Union Elementary School	40.6	106
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	7.1	580
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	7.2	499
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	8.2	413
Fairmont School	9.5	327
Farragut Elementary School	6.7	462
Laraway Elementary School	6.7	447
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	8.4	346
Marycrest Early Childhood Center	6.8	384
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	11.6	224
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Center	16.7	144
Forest Park Individual Education School	8.5	283
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	6.1	359
Gompers Junior High School	3.1	702
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	3.6	443
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	0	714
Woodland Elementary School	0	303
Edna Keith Elementary School	0	288
Talala Elementary School	0	282
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	0	398