Will County Gazette

There were 31 Pacific Islander 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 Pacific Islander students made up 0% of the 103,077 students in Will County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the least represented ethnicity.

Among the 29 districts in Will County, Valley View Community Unit School District 365U recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 18 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.

District	% of Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U	0.1%	15,015
Plainfield School District 202	0.1%	24,904
Fairmont School District 89	0%	327
Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C	0%	2,591
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C	0%	3,640
Chaney-Monge School District 88	0%	436
Channahon School District 17	0%	1,164
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U	0%	4,290
Union School District 81	0%	106
Beecher Community Unit School District 200U	0%	1,022
Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C	0%	447
Lincoln Way Community High School District 210	0%	6,586
Lockport School District 91	0%	546
Lockport Township High School District 205	0%	3,778
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203	0%	256
Joliet Public School District 86	0%	9,814
Joliet Township High School District 204	0%	6,838
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U	0%	1,298
Richland Grade School District 88A	0%	844
Rockdale School District 84	0%	214
New Lenox School District 122	0%	4,994
Manhattan School District 114	0%	1,742
Mokena School District 159	0%	1,551
Taft School District 90	0%	247
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C	0%	3,994
Summit Hill School District 161	0%	2,536
Peotone Community Unit School District 207U	0%	1,281
Will County School District 92	0%	1,389
Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U	0%	1,227