Will County Gazette

There were 14,731 Black 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 Black students made up 13.1% of the 112,546 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 174 schools in Will County County, Crete-Monee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 913 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Crete-Monee High School	64.8	1,409
Bolingbrook High School	25.3	3,332
Joliet West High School	21.9	3,379
Crete-Monee Middle School	60.1	988
Joliet Central High School	15.1	3,383
Plainfield East High School	16.9	1,982
Romeoville High School	15.5	1,905
Brooks Middle School	23.7	1,112
Lincoln-Way East High School	9.1	2,716
Hufford Junior High School	20.8	1,180
Talala Elementary School	81.2	282
Laraway Elementary School	47.2	447
Balmoral Elementary School	51.2	404
Monee Elementary School	50.5	402
Crete Elementary School	52.4	380
Farragut Elementary School	42.6	462
Neuqua Valley High School	5.8	3,324
Plainfield North High School	8	2,394
Columbia Central School	29.9	628
Plainfield High School	9.2	2,047
Lockport Township High School East	4.9	3,778
John F. Kennedy Middle School	18.5	983
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	52.3	346
Oak View Elementary School	31.9	562
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	24.2	737
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	65.7	265
Richland Elementary School	20.5	844
Wood View Elementary School	44.2	360
Jane Addams Middle School	27.5	568
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	25.4	610
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	24.5	621
Edna Keith Elementary School	51	288
Dirksen Junior High School	22.4	630
Independence Elementary School	25.1	557
Troy Middle School	14.4	966
Orenic Intermediate School	15.5	856
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	31.2	423
Steger Intermediate Center	27.9	451
Pioneer Elementary School	25.1	466
Drauden Point Middle School	16	719
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	16.2	684
Fairmont School	33.6	327
Pershing Elementary School	22.3	489
John J. Lukancic Middle School	19	558
Troy Cronin Elementary School	17.2	603
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	20	504
Jamie McGee Elementary School	26	381
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	17.6	551
Marycrest Early Childhood Center	24.2	384
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	16.6	560
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Center	62.5	144
Timber Ridge Middle School	10.6	838
Wesmere Elementary School	16.4	532
Meadow View Elementary School	16.7	522
Skoff Elementary School	12	711
Ridge Elementary School	15.9	522
Liberty Elementary School	14.6	549
Indian Trail Middle School	13.5	593
Woodland Elementary School	25.7	303
Bonnie McBeth Learning Center	11.6	671
Creekside Elementary School	15.2	501
Hickory Creek Middle School	8.3	901
Heritage Grove Middle School	8.2	855
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	8	859
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	11.2	616
Troy Heritage Trail School	17.4	397
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	9.4	714
Scullen Middle School	6.5	1,020
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	18.1	359
Summit Hill Junior High School	9.9	656
Gompers Junior High School	9.3	702
Troy Hofer Elementary School	15.7	408
Troy Craughwell School	15	413
Bednarcik Junior High School	10.6	577
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	12.2	499
Arlene Welch Elementary School	10.9	550
Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center	18.7	315
Chaney-Monge School	13.1	436
Homestead Elementary School	11.5	496
River View Elementary School	9.4	604
Chelsea Elementary School	6.6	850
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	12.6	443
The Wheatlands Elementary School	10.6	521
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	9.3	580
Irene King Elementary School	12	435
Lincoln Elementary School	8.9	573
Dr. Julian Rogus School	8	640
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	11.6	413
Grand Prairie Elementary School	5.7	840
Grand Prairie Elementary School	5.7	840
Central Elementary School	8.8	532
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	7.8	606
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	20.5	224
Taft Elementary School	13.1	335
Eisenhower Academy	18.2	225
Walker Intermediate School	6.4	598
Indian Trail Elementary School	12.5	295
Clifford Crone Middle School	4.1	844
Lincoln-Way Central High School	1.8	1,944
Walker's Grove Elementary School	5.6	590
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	7.8	410
Lincoln Way West	1.6	1,926
Forest Park Individual Education School	10.6	283
Freedom Elementary School	5.5	543
Gordon Gregory Middle School	3.9	715
Walnut Trails Elementary School	5.2	515
Rockdale Elementary School	12.1	214
Fry Elementary School	4.1	616
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	6	398
Mokena Elementary School	3.3	701
Mokena Junior High School	4.3	529
Robert Clow Elementary School	5.7	369
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	3.4	619
Beecher High School	5.8	361
Wayne Builta Elementary School	6.7	282
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	6.4	281
Union Elementary School	14.2	106
Anna McDonald Elementary School	2.7	546
Spring Brook Elementary School	2.5	566
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	4.9	287
Homer Junior High School	1.6	879
Elwood C.C. School	5.5	256
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	3.2	432
Hadley Middle School	1.7	750
Patterson Elementary School	2.7	490
Wilson Creek Elementary School	1.8	658
Troy Shorewood School	3.4	351
William E. Young School	2.6	431
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	3.5	318
Peotone High School	2.4	462
Liberty Junior High School	1.7	601
Oster-Oakview School	2.7	373
Channahon Junior High School	0	291
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	0	116
Connor Shaw Center	0	65
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	0	316
Ludwig Elementary School	0	277
Luther J. Schilling School	0	695
Milne Grove Elementary School	0	228
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	0	431
Spencer Pointe School	0	494
Spencer Trail School	0	431
Reed-Custer Elementary School	0	594
River Woods Elementary School	0	486
Haines Elementary School	0	346
Walsh Elementary School	0	340
William J. Butler School	0	471
Wilmington High School	0	397
Wilmington Middle School	0	296
Frankfort Square Elementary School	0	183
Beecher Elementary School	0	424
Beecher Junior High School	0	237
Bentley Elementary School	0	370
Bruning Elementary School	0	218
Manhattan Junior High School	0	538
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	0	378
Nelson Prairie School	0	411
Nelson Ridge School	0	484
Taft Grade School	0	247
Three Rivers School	0	249
Oak Prairie Junior High School	0	486
Kingsley Elementary School	0	436
Peotone Elementary School	0	280
Peotone Intermediate Center	0	179
Peotone Junior High School	0	295
Pioneer Path School	0	246
Mokena Intermediate School	0	321
Reed Elementary School	0	286
Reed-Custer High School	0	431
Reed-Custer Middle School	0	273
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	0	588
Arbury Hills Elementary School	0	164
Arnold J. Tyler School	0	349
Goodings Grove School	0	414