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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Will County County Education: 4,346 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Lance Fuhrer Principal at Neuqua Valley High School | Official Website

Lance Fuhrer Principal at Neuqua Valley High School | Official Website

There were 4,346 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 3.9% of the 112,546 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 174 schools in Will County County, Neuqua Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 168 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 Multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Neuqua Valley High School5.13,324
Bolingbrook High School4.63,332
Joliet West High School3.33,379
Lincoln-Way East High School3.92,716
Plainfield East High School5.21,982
Lockport Township High School East2.63,778
Plainfield North High School4.22,394
Plainfield High School3.72,047
Joliet Central High School2.23,383
John F. Kennedy Middle School7983
Columbia Central School9.7628
Romeoville High School3.21,905
Crete-Monee High School4.31,409
Brooks Middle School5.11,112
Crete-Monee Middle School5.3988
Lincoln Way West2.71,926
Freedom Elementary School9.4543
Hufford Junior High School4.21,180
Steger Intermediate Center10.6451
Drauden Point Middle School6.3719
Grand Prairie Elementary School5.2840
Chelsea Elementary School5.1850
Heritage Grove Middle School5855
Scullen Middle School4.11,020
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School6.8619
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School7.3560
Oak View Elementary School7.3562
Clifford Crone Middle School4.7844
Lincoln-Way Central High School2.11,944
Arlene Welch Elementary School7.3550
Chaney-Monge School8.9436
Hickory Creek Middle School4.3901
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School6.2610
Troy Middle School3.9966
Homestead Elementary School7.3496
The Wheatlands Elementary School6.9521
Orenic Intermediate School4.1856
Dirksen Junior High School5.4630
Jane Addams Middle School6568
Spring Brook Elementary School5.8566
Richard Ira Jones Middle School3.8859
Crete Elementary School8.4380
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School7.4432
Pioneer Elementary School6.9466
Richland Elementary School3.8844
Gordon Gregory Middle School4.5715
Robert Clow Elementary School8.4369
Bonnie McBeth Learning Center4.6671
Timber Ridge Middle School3.7838
Washington Junior High and Academy Program4.1737
Troy Cronin Elementary School5603
Ridge Elementary School5.6522
Robert C. Hill Elementary School4.7616
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School4.7621
Bednarcik Junior High School5577
Kingsley Elementary School6.7436
Patterson Elementary School5.9490
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School5.1551
Irene King Elementary School6.4435
Balmoral Elementary School6.9404
John J. Lukancic Middle School5558
Troy Heritage Trail School7.1397
River View Elementary School4.6604
A. Vito Martinez Middle School4.1684
River Woods Elementary School5.6486
Meadow View Elementary School5.2522
Grand Prairie Elementary School3.2840
Dr. Julian Rogus School4.1640
Fry Elementary School4.2616
Taft Elementary School7.8335
Farragut Elementary School5.4462
Monee Elementary School6.2402
Indian Trail Middle School4593
Marycrest Early Childhood Center6.3384
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School5.8413
Troy Craughwell School5.8413
Pershing Elementary School4.9489
Liberty Elementary School4.2549
Lincoln Elementary School4573
Skoff Elementary School3.2711
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School4580
Lakewood Falls Elementary School4.4504
Walnut Trails Elementary School4.3515
Jamie McGee Elementary School5.8381
Reed-Custer Elementary School3.5594
Independence Elementary School3.8557
Wood View Elementary School5.8360
Liberty Junior High School3.3601
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School5.6359
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School6.6287
Homer Junior High School2.2879
Walker Intermediate School3.2598
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School4.5423
Carl Sandburg Elementary School5.2346
Laraway Elementary School4447
Eagle Pointe Elementary School3606
Walsh Elementary School4.7340
Wesmere Elementary School3532
Alex M. Martino Junior High School2.7588
Central Elementary School2.8532
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School4.7316
Spencer Pointe School3494
Walker's Grove Elementary School2.5590
William E. Young School3.5431
Nelson Ridge School3.1484
Edna Keith Elementary School5.2288
Mokena Elementary School2.1701
Arnold J. Tyler School4.3349
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School3.4410
N.B. Galloway Elementary School3.7378
Nelson Prairie School3.4411
Talala Elementary School5282
Oak Prairie Junior High School2.9486
Coretta Scott King Magnet School4.9265
Luther J. Schilling School1.9695
Haines Elementary School3.8346
Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center4.1315
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School2.8431
Wilson Creek Elementary School1.8658
John R. Tibbott Elementary School2.4499
Manhattan Junior High School2.2538
Summit Hill Junior High School1.8656
Taft Grade School4.9247
Peotone Junior High School4.1295
Reed-Custer High School2.8431
Anna McDonald Elementary School2.2546
Ludwig Elementary School4277
Milne Grove Elementary School4.8228
Spencer Trail School2.6431
Rockdale Elementary School5.1214
Mokena Junior High School2.1529
Wayne Builta Elementary School3.5282
Fairmont School3.1327
Beecher Elementary School2.4424
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School4.5224
Troy Hofer Elementary School2.5408
Troy Shorewood School2.8351
Oster-Oakview School2.7373
Channahon Junior High School0291
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center0116
Connor Shaw Center065
Creekside Elementary School0501
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Center0144
Crystal Lawns Elementary School0281
Union Elementary School0106
Sator Sanchez Elementary School0714
Indian Trail Elementary School0295
Isaac Singleton Elementary School0443
Hadley Middle School0750
William J. Butler School0471
Wilmington High School0397
Wilmington Middle School0296
Woodland Elementary School0303
Forest Park Individual Education School0283
Frankfort Square Elementary School0183
Beecher High School0361
Beecher Junior High School0237
Bentley Elementary School0370
Bruning Elementary School0218
Eisenhower Academy0225
Elwood C.C. School0256
Three Rivers School0249
Kelvin Grove Junior High School0318
Peotone Elementary School0280
Peotone High School0462
Peotone Intermediate Center0179
Pioneer Path School0246
Mokena Intermediate School0321
Reed Elementary School0286
Reed-Custer Middle School0273
A.O. Marshall Elementary School0398
Arbury Hills Elementary School0164
Gompers Junior High School0702
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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