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Will County County Education: 14,731 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Crete-Monee High School Principal Mr. Lamont Holifield (2023) | Crete-Monee High School

Crete-Monee High School Principal Mr. Lamont Holifield (2023) | Crete-Monee High School

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.

Ethnicities in Will County County in 2021-22 School Year
White [47.1%]Hispanic [28.2%]Asian [7.0%]Black [13.1%]Ethnicities <5 [3.9%]
Enrollment Demographics in Will County County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Crete-Monee High School64.81,409
Bolingbrook High School25.33,332
Joliet West High School21.93,379
Crete-Monee Middle School60.1988
Joliet Central High School15.13,383
Plainfield East High School16.91,982
Romeoville High School15.51,905
Brooks Middle School23.71,112
Lincoln-Way East High School9.12,716
Hufford Junior High School20.81,180
Talala Elementary School81.2282
Laraway Elementary School47.2447
Balmoral Elementary School51.2404
Monee Elementary School50.5402
Crete Elementary School52.4380
Farragut Elementary School42.6462
Neuqua Valley High School5.83,324
Plainfield North High School82,394
Columbia Central School29.9628
Plainfield High School9.22,047
Lockport Township High School East4.93,778
John F. Kennedy Middle School18.5983
Carl Sandburg Elementary School52.3346
Oak View Elementary School31.9562
Washington Junior High and Academy Program24.2737
Coretta Scott King Magnet School65.7265
Richland Elementary School20.5844
Wood View Elementary School44.2360
Jane Addams Middle School27.5568
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School25.4610
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School24.5621
Edna Keith Elementary School51288
Dirksen Junior High School22.4630
Independence Elementary School25.1557
Troy Middle School14.4966
Orenic Intermediate School15.5856
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School31.2423
Steger Intermediate Center27.9451
Pioneer Elementary School25.1466
Drauden Point Middle School16719
A. Vito Martinez Middle School16.2684
Fairmont School33.6327
Pershing Elementary School22.3489
John J. Lukancic Middle School19558
Troy Cronin Elementary School17.2603
Lakewood Falls Elementary School20504
Jamie McGee Elementary School26381
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School17.6551
Marycrest Early Childhood Center24.2384
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School16.6560
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Center62.5144
Timber Ridge Middle School10.6838
Wesmere Elementary School16.4532
Meadow View Elementary School16.7522
Skoff Elementary School12711
Ridge Elementary School15.9522
Liberty Elementary School14.6549
Indian Trail Middle School13.5593
Woodland Elementary School25.7303
Bonnie McBeth Learning Center11.6671
Creekside Elementary School15.2501
Hickory Creek Middle School8.3901
Heritage Grove Middle School8.2855
Richard Ira Jones Middle School8859
Robert C. Hill Elementary School11.2616
Troy Heritage Trail School17.4397
Sator Sanchez Elementary School9.4714
Scullen Middle School6.51,020
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School18.1359
Summit Hill Junior High School9.9656
Gompers Junior High School9.3702
Troy Hofer Elementary School15.7408
Troy Craughwell School15413
Bednarcik Junior High School10.6577
John R. Tibbott Elementary School12.2499
Arlene Welch Elementary School10.9550
Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center18.7315
Chaney-Monge School13.1436
Homestead Elementary School11.5496
River View Elementary School9.4604
Chelsea Elementary School6.6850
Isaac Singleton Elementary School12.6443
The Wheatlands Elementary School10.6521
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School9.3580
Irene King Elementary School12435
Lincoln Elementary School8.9573
Dr. Julian Rogus School8640
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School11.6413
Grand Prairie Elementary School5.7840
Grand Prairie Elementary School5.7840
Central Elementary School8.8532
Eagle Pointe Elementary School7.8606
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School20.5224
Taft Elementary School13.1335
Eisenhower Academy18.2225
Walker Intermediate School6.4598
Indian Trail Elementary School12.5295
Clifford Crone Middle School4.1844
Lincoln-Way Central High School1.81,944
Walker's Grove Elementary School5.6590
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School7.8410
Lincoln Way West1.61,926
Forest Park Individual Education School10.6283
Freedom Elementary School5.5543
Gordon Gregory Middle School3.9715
Walnut Trails Elementary School5.2515
Rockdale Elementary School12.1214
Fry Elementary School4.1616
A.O. Marshall Elementary School6398
Mokena Elementary School3.3701
Mokena Junior High School4.3529
Robert Clow Elementary School5.7369
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School3.4619
Beecher High School5.8361
Wayne Builta Elementary School6.7282
Crystal Lawns Elementary School6.4281
Union Elementary School14.2106
Anna McDonald Elementary School2.7546
Spring Brook Elementary School2.5566
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School4.9287
Homer Junior High School1.6879
Elwood C.C. School5.5256
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School3.2432
Hadley Middle School1.7750
Patterson Elementary School2.7490
Wilson Creek Elementary School1.8658
Troy Shorewood School3.4351
William E. Young School2.6431
Kelvin Grove Junior High School3.5318
Peotone High School2.4462
Liberty Junior High School1.7601
Oster-Oakview School2.7373
Channahon Junior High School0291
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center0116
Connor Shaw Center065
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School0316
Ludwig Elementary School0277
Luther J. Schilling School0695
Milne Grove Elementary School0228
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School0431
Spencer Pointe School0494
Spencer Trail School0431
Reed-Custer Elementary School0594
River Woods Elementary School0486
Haines Elementary School0346
Walsh Elementary School0340
William J. Butler School0471
Wilmington High School0397
Wilmington Middle School0296
Frankfort Square Elementary School0183
Beecher Elementary School0424
Beecher Junior High School0237
Bentley Elementary School0370
Bruning Elementary School0218
Manhattan Junior High School0538
N.B. Galloway Elementary School0378
Nelson Prairie School0411
Nelson Ridge School0484
Taft Grade School0247
Three Rivers School0249
Oak Prairie Junior High School0486
Kingsley Elementary School0436
Peotone Elementary School0280
Peotone Intermediate Center0179
Peotone Junior High School0295
Pioneer Path School0246
Mokena Intermediate School0321
Reed Elementary School0286
Reed-Custer High School0431
Reed-Custer Middle School0273
Alex M. Martino Junior High School0588
Arbury Hills Elementary School0164
Arnold J. Tyler School0349
Goodings Grove School0414

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Mokena Junior High SchoolCrone Middle SchoolRiver View Elementary SchoolPeotone High SchoolSpencer Trail SchoolLincoln Way Central High SchoolKendall Elementary SchoolOrenic Intermediate SchoolTroy Middle SchoolRichland Elementary SchoolKelvin Grove Junior High SchoolKingsley Elementary SchoolFairmont SchoolCrete Elementary SchoolTimber Ridge Middle SchoolMarycrest Early Childhood CenterClow Elementary SchoolMonee Elementary SchoolPeterson Elementary SchoolMokena Elementary SchoolMilne Grove Elementary SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolJulian Rogus Elementary SchoolBalmoral Elementary SchoolEdna Keith Elementary SchoolWalker Intermediate SchoolMeadow View Elementary SchoolThe Wheatlands Elementary SchoolHufford Junior High SchoolWalsh Elementary SchoolSummit Hill Junior High SchoolThree Rivers SchoolLiberty Elementary SchoolGrand Prairie Elementary SchoolWelch Elementary SchoolCherry Hill 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 SchoolSteger Intermediate CenterSpencer Pointe SchoolFrankfort Square Elementary SchoolUnion Elementary SchoolThomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolCreekside Elementary SchoolColumbia Central 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 SchoolPlainfield East High SchoolRomeoville High SchoolSpring Brook Elementary SchoolDr. James Mitchem Early Childhood CenterHubert H. Humphrey Middle SchoolWilmington High SchoolPlainfield High SchoolBeecher Elementary SchoolArnold J. Tyler SchoolPershing Elementary SchoolGraham Elementary SchoolLockport East High SchoolGregory Middle SchoolJohn J. Lukancic Middle SchoolL.j. Stevens Intermediate SchoolOak View Elementary SchoolPatterson Elementary SchoolLudwig Elementary SchoolCrete-Monee High SchoolSpencer Crossing Intermediate SchoolM.j. Cunningham Elementary SchoolHomer Junior High SchoolChaney-Monge SchoolJohn F Kennedy Middle SchoolScullen Middle SchoolTroy Heritage Trail SchoolArbury Hills Elementary SchoolEisenhower AcademyBrooks Middle SchoolLaraway Elementary SchoolRiver Woods Elementary SchoolFarragut Elementary SchoolPeotone Intermediate CenterTaft Elementary SchoolWilliam E. Young SchoolHickory Creek Middle SchoolRockdale Elementary SchoolCoretta Scott King Magnet SchoolWolfs Crossing Elementary SchoolWood View Elementary SchoolIndian Trail Elementary SchoolManhattan Junior High SchoolBuilta Elementary SchoolWalnut Trails Elementary SchoolN.b. Galloway Elementary SchoolTalala Elementary SchoolIrene King Elementary SchoolPlainfield North High SchoolGrand Prairie Elementary SchoolNelson Ridge SchoolDirksen Junior High SchoolAlex M. Martino Junior High SchoolCarl Sandburg Elementary 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 SchoolNeuqua Valley High SchoolTaft Grade SchoolBednarcik Junior High SchoolHaines Elementary SchoolChannahon Junior High SchoolDrauden Point Middle SchoolHomestead Elementary 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 SchoolFry Elementary 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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