Will County Gazette

There were 14,739 Black 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 Black students made up 13.4% of the 110,319 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 169 schools in Will County County, Crete-Monee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 931 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Crete-Monee High School	63.8	1,460
Bolingbrook High School	25.8	3,363
Joliet West High School	20.7	3,365
Crete-Monee Middle School	62	943
Joliet Central High School	15.1	3,334
Plainfield East High School	18.5	1,936
Romeoville High School	16.2	1,866
Lincoln-Way East High School	10	2,727
Brooks Middle School	26.1	1,008
Balmoral Elementary School	52.9	429
Hufford Junior High School	19.3	1,122
Talala Elementary School	77.6	277
Monee Elementary School	51.7	393
Plainfield High School	10.4	1,940
Lockport Township High School East	5.2	3,834
Laraway Elementary School	46.2	426
Plainfield North High School	8.3	2,325
Crete Elementary School	51.2	369
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	74.6	252
Farragut Elementary School	42.2	446
Neuqua Valley High School	5.8	3,199
Columbia Central School	29.8	607
Oak View Elementary School	31.4	557
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	23.3	741
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	27.6	624
Wood View Elementary School	47.2	362
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	54.5	312
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	26	620
John F. Kennedy Middle School	17.2	893
Jane Addams Middle School	26.9	562
Independence Elementary School	25.1	597
Troy Middle School	16.5	901
Richland Elementary School	18.4	809
Orenic Intermediate School	17.2	854
Pioneer Elementary School	24.1	585
Dirksen Junior High School	24.8	549
Edna Keith Elementary School	51	261
Steger Intermediate Center	29.6	442
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	32.7	395
Drauden Point Middle School	17.2	692
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	17.2	664
Troy Cronin Elementary School	17.9	630
John J. Lukancic Middle School	18.9	572
Wesmere Elementary School	19.6	545
Jamie McGee Elementary School	26.3	380
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	20.2	490
Meadow View Elementary School	17.9	546
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	19.2	506
Pershing Elementary School	20	475
Skoff Elementary School	13.1	717
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	16.5	559
Timber Ridge Middle School	10.7	858
Hickory Creek Middle School	9.8	905
Indian Trail Middle School	15.3	574
Creekside Elementary School	17.5	492
Woodland Elementary School	30.4	283
Fairmont School	29.4	293
Ridge Elementary School	15.8	519
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	22.4	362
Troy Heritage Trail School	19.8	405
Heritage Grove Middle School	8.6	879
Liberty Elementary School	13.5	556
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	14.9	503
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	12.5	582
Arlene Welch Elementary School	12.7	573
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	8.5	849
Troy Hofer Elementary School	16.6	422
Chelsea Elementary School	7.8	876
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	9.1	714
Gompers Junior High School	9.3	685
Bednarcik Junior High School	11.4	551
River View Elementary School	10.3	610
Grand Prairie Elementary School	7.4	855
Scullen Middle School	6.3	968
The Wheatlands Elementary School	11.6	524
Grand Prairie Elementary School	7.1	855
Troy Craughwell School	14.6	396
Homestead Elementary School	11.8	483
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	13.8	412
Irene King Elementary School	13.3	421
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	26.7	210
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	11.8	466
Summit Hill Junior High School	8.5	638
Central Elementary School	10.4	511
Lincoln Elementary School	9.2	574
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	8.5	600
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	10	489
Dr. Julian Rogus School	7.4	647
Clifford Crone Middle School	5.4	847
Taft Elementary School	14.6	314
Walker Intermediate School	8.3	545
Indian Trail Elementary School	13.9	316
Chaney-Monge School	10.6	405
Lincoln-Way Central High School	2.2	1,941
Eisenhower Academy	18.8	229
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	6.9	582
Walker's Grove Elementary School	6.1	618
Rockdale Elementary School	15.1	239
Forest Park Individual Education School	12.9	279
Lincoln Way West	1.8	1,948
Walnut Trails Elementary School	6.8	517
Freedom Elementary School	5.7	540
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	6.4	408
Mokena Elementary School	3.5	716
Wayne Builta Elementary School	8.1	296
Robert Clow Elementary School	7.1	340
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	3.6	604
Beecher High School	6.4	342
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	3.6	553
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	6.6	289
Fry Elementary School	3.3	574
Troy Shorewood School	5.3	337
Mokena Junior High School	3.6	499
Manhattan Junior High School	3	562
Spring Brook Elementary School	2.8	567
Beecher Elementary School	3.7	433
Anna McDonald Elementary School	2.8	574
Homer Junior High School	1.8	842
Gordon Gregory Middle School	1.9	793
Union Elementary School	13.2	106
Hadley Middle School	1.7	838
Wilson Creek Elementary School	2	711
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	4.5	312
Mokena Intermediate School	4.2	330
Elwood C.C. School	4.9	265
Patterson Elementary School	2.8	472
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	7.6	157
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	3.9	306
Luther J. Schilling School	1.6	705
Liberty Junior High School	1.7	591
Beecher Junior High School	4.1	243
Channahon Junior High School	0	273
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	0	325
Ludwig Elementary School	0	281
Milne Grove Elementary School	0	238
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	0	503
Spencer Pointe School	0	487
Spencer Trail School	0	382
Reed-Custer Elementary School	0	634
River Woods Elementary School	0	469
Haines Elementary School	0	368
Walsh Elementary School	0	335
William E. Young School	0	430
William J. Butler School	0	449
Wilmington High School	0	403
Wilmington Middle School	0	288
Frankfort Square Elementary School	0	164
Bentley Elementary School	0	370
Bruning Elementary School	0	215
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	0	375
Nelson Prairie School	0	399
Nelson Ridge School	0	467
Taft Grade School	0	265
Three Rivers School	0	264
Oak Prairie Junior High School	0	449
Oster-Oakview School	0	369
Kingsley Elementary School	0	418
Peotone Elementary School	0	281
Peotone High School	0	437
Peotone Intermediate Center	0	184
Peotone Junior High School	0	292
Pioneer Path School	0	249
Reed Elementary School	0	291
Reed-Custer High School	0	419
Reed-Custer Middle School	0	272
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	0	572
Arbury Hills Elementary School	0	166
Arnold J. Tyler School	0	371
Goodings Grove School	0	408