Will County Gazette

There were 8,071 Asian students enrolled in Will County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 7.3% of the 110,319 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 169 schools in Will County County, Neuqua Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,179 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Neuqua Valley High School	36.9	3,199
Scullen Middle School	56.5	968
Clifford Crone Middle School	49.2	847
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	58.9	604
Fry Elementary School	55.6	574
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	53.3	553
Arlene Welch Elementary School	43.8	573
Bolingbrook High School	7.3	3,363
Gordon Gregory Middle School	30.5	793
Plainfield East High School	11.6	1,936
Plainfield North High School	9.5	2,325
Spring Brook Elementary School	29.5	567
Wayne Builta Elementary School	52.4	296
Freedom Elementary School	28.1	540
Patterson Elementary School	32.2	472
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	43.5	306
John F. Kennedy Middle School	14.1	893
Pioneer Elementary School	20.9	585
Heritage Grove Middle School	13.8	879
Homestead Elementary School	24.2	483
Liberty Elementary School	20.5	556
The Wheatlands Elementary School	21.6	524
Lincoln-Way East High School	3.7	2,727
Bednarcik Junior High School	18.1	551
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	16.8	559
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	18.2	489
Romeoville High School	4.4	1,866
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	12.8	600
Robert Clow Elementary School	21.8	340
Walker's Grove Elementary School	11.8	618
Plainfield High School	3.8	1,940
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	8.5	849
Jamie McGee Elementary School	18.7	380
Kingsley Elementary School	17	418
Brooks Middle School	6.7	1,008
Lincoln Elementary School	11.7	574
Lockport Township High School East	1.6	3,834
River Woods Elementary School	13	469
Jane Addams Middle School	9.1	562
Joliet West High School	1.3	3,365
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	9.9	395
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	5.7	664
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	7.3	506
Creekside Elementary School	7.1	492
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	7.1	490
Lincoln-Way Central High School	1.5	1,941
Dr. Julian Rogus School	4.6	647
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	4.7	620
Richland Elementary School	3.6	809
Timber Ridge Middle School	3.3	858
Skoff Elementary School	3.8	717
Summit Hill Junior High School	4.2	638
Oak View Elementary School	4.8	557
Grand Prairie Elementary School	3.2	855
Troy Hofer Elementary School	6.2	422
Chelsea Elementary School	2.9	876
Hickory Creek Middle School	2.8	905
River View Elementary School	4.1	610
Orenic Intermediate School	2.7	854
Central Elementary School	4.3	511
Troy Cronin Elementary School	3.5	630
Luther J. Schilling School	2.7	705
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	3.3	582
Drauden Point Middle School	2.7	692
Lincoln Way West	0.9	1,948
Ridge Elementary School	3.5	519
Independence Elementary School	3	597
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	3.6	503
Hadley Middle School	1.9	838
Homer Junior High School	1.9	842
Troy Middle School	1.8	901
Walker Intermediate School	2.8	545
Troy Shorewood School	4.5	337
Mokena Elementary School	2.1	716
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	3.9	362
John J. Lukancic Middle School	2.4	572
Joliet Central High School	0.4	3,334
Troy Heritage Trail School	3.5	405
Indian Trail Middle School	2.3	574
Mokena Junior High School	2.6	499
Walnut Trails Elementary School	2.1	517
Wesmere Elementary School	2	545
Meadow View Elementary School	2	546
Indian Trail Elementary School	3.2	316
Irene King Elementary School	2.4	421
William E. Young School	2.3	430
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	0	312
Chaney-Monge School	0	405
Channahon Junior High School	0	273
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	0	157
Columbia Central School	0	607
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	0	252
Crete Elementary School	0	369
Crete-Monee High School	0	1,460
Crete-Monee Middle School	0	943
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	0	289
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	0	325
Laraway Elementary School	0	426
Liberty Junior High School	0	591
Ludwig Elementary School	0	281
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	0	624
Union Elementary School	0	106
Milne Grove Elementary School	0	238
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	0	714
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	0	503
Spencer Pointe School	0	487
Spencer Trail School	0	382
Steger Intermediate Center	0	442
Reed-Custer Elementary School	0	634
Rockdale Elementary School	0	239
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	0	466
Haines Elementary School	0	368
Hufford Junior High School	0	1,122
Dirksen Junior High School	0	549
Walsh Elementary School	0	335
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	0	741
William J. Butler School	0	449
Wilmington High School	0	403
Wilmington Middle School	0	288
Wilson Creek Elementary School	0	711
Wood View Elementary School	0	362
Woodland Elementary School	0	283
Fairmont School	0	293
Farragut Elementary School	0	446
Forest Park Individual Education School	0	279
Frankfort Square Elementary School	0	164
Balmoral Elementary School	0	429
Beecher Elementary School	0	433
Beecher High School	0	342
Beecher Junior High School	0	243
Bentley Elementary School	0	370
Bruning Elementary School	0	215
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	0	582
Manhattan Junior High School	0	562
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	0	375
Nelson Prairie School	0	399
Nelson Ridge School	0	467
Edna Keith Elementary School	0	261
Eisenhower Academy	0	229
Elwood C.C. School	0	265
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	0	210
Taft Elementary School	0	314
Taft Grade School	0	265
Talala Elementary School	0	277
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	0	412
Three Rivers School	0	264
Troy Craughwell School	0	396
Oak Prairie Junior High School	0	449
Oster-Oakview School	0	369
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	0	312
Peotone Elementary School	0	281
Peotone High School	0	437
Peotone Intermediate Center	0	184
Peotone Junior High School	0	292
Pershing Elementary School	0	475
Pioneer Path School	0	249
Mokena Intermediate School	0	330
Monee Elementary School	0	393
Reed Elementary School	0	291
Reed-Custer High School	0	419
Reed-Custer Middle School	0	272
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	0	408
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	0	572
Anna McDonald Elementary School	0	574
Arbury Hills Elementary School	0	166
Arnold J. Tyler School	0	371
Gompers Junior High School	0	685
Goodings Grove School	0	408
Grand Prairie Elementary School	0	855