Will County Gazette

There were 31,710 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 28.2% of the 112,546 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 174 schools in Will County County, Joliet Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,382 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Joliet Central High School	70.4	3,383
Bolingbrook High School	44.7	3,332
Joliet West High School	42.3	3,379
Romeoville High School	48.2	1,905
Lockport Township High School East	20.5	3,778
Hufford Junior High School	62.5	1,180
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	88.1	714
Gompers Junior High School	86.5	702
Plainfield High School	28.6	2,047
Plainfield East High School	28.3	1,982
Brooks Middle School	49.7	1,112
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	63.6	737
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	79.7	580
Skoff Elementary School	61.5	711
Dirksen Junior High School	60.2	630
Plainfield North High School	15.7	2,394
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	74.7	499
Richland Elementary School	43.5	844
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	82.2	443
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	91	398
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	58.7	610
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	52	684
Troy Middle School	35.8	966
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	53.9	621
Independence Elementary School	56.9	557
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	74.1	413
Orenic Intermediate School	34.9	856
Pershing Elementary School	61.1	489
Lincoln-Way East High School	10.5	2,716
Timber Ridge Middle School	32.1	838
Lincoln Way West	13.8	1,926
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	47.9	551
Neuqua Valley High School	7.9	3,324
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	41.2	616
John J. Lukancic Middle School	44.1	558
Oak View Elementary School	43.6	562
Marycrest Early Childhood Center	62.2	384
Lincoln-Way Central High School	12.2	1,944
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	65.7	359
Columbia Central School	36	628
Troy Cronin Elementary School	37.5	603
Forest Park Individual Education School	78.1	283
Creekside Elementary School	43.7	501
Drauden Point Middle School	30.5	719
Crete-Monee High School	15.4	1,409
Jane Addams Middle School	38	568
Irene King Elementary School	49.2	435
Woodland Elementary School	70	303
Farragut Elementary School	45.2	462
Chaney-Monge School	45.9	436
John F. Kennedy Middle School	20.1	983
Grand Prairie Elementary School	22.7	840
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	37.7	504
Laraway Elementary School	42.1	447
Indian Trail Middle School	30.4	593
Taft Elementary School	53.7	335
Crete-Monee Middle School	18.1	988
Fairmont School	53.5	327
Steger Intermediate Center	38.4	451
Bonnie McBeth Learning Center	25.5	671
Troy Heritage Trail School	43.1	397
Ridge Elementary School	31.2	522
Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center	51.7	315
River View Elementary School	27	604
Wesmere Elementary School	30.5	532
Troy Craughwell School	38.5	413
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	36.9	423
Troy Hofer Elementary School	37.5	408
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	17.6	859
Central Elementary School	27.3	532
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	63.4	224
Meadow View Elementary School	25.3	522
Heritage Grove Middle School	14.2	855
Edna Keith Elementary School	41.7	288
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	21.1	560
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	33.5	346
Rockdale Elementary School	53.3	214
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	39.9	281
Beecher Elementary School	26.4	424
Wood View Elementary School	30	360
Eisenhower Academy	47.6	225
Lincoln Elementary School	18.2	573
Pioneer Elementary School	21.9	466
Jamie McGee Elementary School	26	381
River Woods Elementary School	20.2	486
Bednarcik Junior High School	17	577
Troy Shorewood School	27.6	351
Summit Hill Junior High School	14	656
Mokena Elementary School	13.1	701
Monee Elementary School	22.4	402
Homestead Elementary School	17.3	496
Walnut Trails Elementary School	16.3	515
Homer Junior High School	9.3	879
Oak Prairie Junior High School	16.9	486
Crete Elementary School	21.3	380
Liberty Elementary School	14.8	549
Balmoral Elementary School	19.8	404
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	18.3	410
Scullen Middle School	7.3	1,020
Hadley Middle School	9.7	750
Beecher High School	19.7	361
Hickory Creek Middle School	7.8	901
Chelsea Elementary School	8.1	850
Gordon Gregory Middle School	9.7	715
Reed-Custer Elementary School	11.4	594
Walker Intermediate School	11.2	598
Walker's Grove Elementary School	11.4	590
Liberty Junior High School	11	601
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	10.9	606
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	20.8	318
Grand Prairie Elementary School	7.9	840
Oster-Oakview School	17.4	373
Elwood C.C. School	24.6	256
Luther J. Schilling School	8.9	695
Taft Grade School	25.1	247
Manhattan Junior High School	11	538
Dr. Julian Rogus School	8.8	640
Wilson Creek Elementary School	8.5	658
The Wheatlands Elementary School	10.7	521
Nelson Ridge School	11.4	484
Haines Elementary School	15.3	346
William J. Butler School	11.3	471
Wilmington High School	13.4	397
Walsh Elementary School	15	340
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	13.5	378
Nelson Prairie School	12.2	411
Beecher Junior High School	20.7	237
Peotone High School	10.6	462
Goodings Grove School	11.8	414
Spencer Trail School	11.1	431
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	8.2	588
Milne Grove Elementary School	20.6	228
Reed Elementary School	16.4	286
Clifford Crone Middle School	5.3	844
Spring Brook Elementary School	8	566
Indian Trail Elementary School	14.9	295
Anna McDonald Elementary School	8.1	546
William E. Young School	10	431
Kingsley Elementary School	9.9	436
Ludwig Elementary School	15.2	277
Three Rivers School	16.9	249
Patterson Elementary School	8.6	490
Union Elementary School	38.7	106
Robert Clow Elementary School	11.1	369
Freedom Elementary School	7.4	543
Wilmington Middle School	13.2	296
Bentley Elementary School	10.5	370
Reed-Custer High School	8.8	431
Peotone Junior High School	12.2	295
Mokena Junior High School	6.8	529
Arlene Welch Elementary School	6.5	550
Channahon Junior High School	11.7	291
Wayne Builta Elementary School	12.1	282
Fry Elementary School	5.5	616
Arnold J. Tyler School	9.7	349
Spencer Pointe School	6.5	494
Frankfort Square Elementary School	17.5	183
Peotone Elementary School	11.4	280
Reed-Custer Middle School	11.4	273
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	7	431
Mokena Intermediate School	9.3	321
Talala Elementary School	10.3	282
Peotone Intermediate Center	16.2	179
Pioneer Path School	11.4	246
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	10.2	265
Bruning Elementary School	12.4	218
Arbury Hills Elementary School	15.9	164
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	7.6	316
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Center	16	144
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	5.3	432
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	3.6	619
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	5.6	287
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	10.3	116
Connor Shaw Center	0	65