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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 3.5% of Will County’s districts student body in 2021-22 school year

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Plainfield School District 202 Principal Dr. Glenn Wood (2023) | Plainfield School District 202

Plainfield School District 202 Principal Dr. Glenn Wood (2023) | Plainfield School District 202

There were 3,587 Asian students enrolled in Will County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 3.5% of the 103,077 students in Will County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity.

Among the 29 districts in Will County, Plainfield School District 202 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,812 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Will County.

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 in 2021-22 School Year
White [47.6%]Hispanic [30.6%]Black [14.2%]Ethnicities <5 [7.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Will County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
District% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Plainfield School District 2027.3%24,904
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U6.4%15,015
Lincoln Way Community High School District 2102.4%6,586
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C3.1%3,994
Summit Hill School District 1613.4%2,536
Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C2.8%2,591
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C1.9%3,640
Lockport Township High School District 2051.8%3,778
Joliet Township High School District 2040.8%6,838
New Lenox School District 1220.8%4,994
Richland Grade School District 88A4.1%844
Mokena School District 1592.3%1,551
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U0.7%4,290
Joliet Public School District 860.2%9,814
Beecher Community Unit School District 200U1%1,022
Fairmont School District 890%327
Chaney-Monge School District 880%436
Channahon School District 170%1,164
Union School District 810%106
Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C0%447
Lockport School District 910%546
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 2030%256
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U0%1,298
Rockdale School District 840%214
Manhattan School District 1140%1,742
Taft School District 900%247
Peotone Community Unit School District 207U0%1,281
Will County School District 920%1,389
Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U0%1,227

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