Will County Gazette

There were 31,430 Hispanic students enrolled in Will County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 28.5% of the 110,319 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 169 schools in Will County County, Joliet Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,358 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Joliet Central High School	70.7	3,334
Joliet West High School	45.7	3,365
Bolingbrook High School	45.1	3,363
Romeoville High School	50	1,866
Lockport Township High School East	21.8	3,834
Hufford Junior High School	65.2	1,122
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	87	714
Gompers Junior High School	86.6	685
Plainfield High School	29.1	1,940
Plainfield East High School	27.7	1,936
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	65.6	741
Brooks Middle School	47.7	1,008
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	82.5	582
Skoff Elementary School	61.8	717
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	83.5	466
Plainfield North High School	16.4	2,325
Richland Elementary School	47	809
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	90	408
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	57.7	624
Independence Elementary School	60.3	597
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	69	503
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	51.2	664
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	52.4	620
Dirksen Junior High School	59.2	549
Orenic Intermediate School	35.9	854
Troy Middle School	34	901
Lincoln-Way East High School	11.1	2,727
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	73.3	412
Pershing Elementary School	62.3	475
Timber Ridge Middle School	33.7	858
Lincoln Way West	13.9	1,948
Crete-Monee High School	17.7	1,460
Oak View Elementary School	45.8	557
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	43.5	582
John J. Lukancic Middle School	44.1	572
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	49.8	490
Neuqua Valley High School	7.6	3,199
Troy Cronin Elementary School	38.6	630
Lincoln-Way Central High School	12.3	1,941
Columbia Central School	38.4	607
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	64.1	362
Jane Addams Middle School	39.9	562
Forest Park Individual Education School	77.1	279
Creekside Elementary School	43.5	492
Irene King Elementary School	50.1	421
Drauden Point Middle School	29.5	692
Farragut Elementary School	45.1	446
Chaney-Monge School	48.6	405
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	38.5	506
John F. Kennedy Middle School	21.8	893
Steger Intermediate Center	43.2	442
Grand Prairie Elementary School	22.1	855
Taft Elementary School	59.6	314
Woodland Elementary School	65.7	283
Laraway Elementary School	43	426
Indian Trail Middle School	31.4	574
Troy Hofer Elementary School	42.4	422
Ridge Elementary School	34.3	519
Troy Heritage Trail School	43	405
Wesmere Elementary School	31.7	545
Fairmont School	59	293
River View Elementary School	27.7	610
Crete-Monee Middle School	17.7	943
Troy Craughwell School	39.1	396
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	16.7	849
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	35.9	395
Meadow View Elementary School	25.8	546
Central Elementary School	26.8	511
Pioneer Elementary School	22.4	585
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	22.4	559
Rockdale Elementary School	51.5	239
Beecher Elementary School	28.4	433
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	56.7	210
Heritage Grove Middle School	13.4	879
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	39.8	289
Eisenhower Academy	48.9	229
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	34.3	312
River Woods Elementary School	22.4	469
Edna Keith Elementary School	39.5	261
Lincoln Elementary School	17.6	574
Jamie McGee Elementary School	25.8	380
Hadley Middle School	11.6	838
Bednarcik Junior High School	17.4	551
Wood View Elementary School	26	362
Mokena Elementary School	12.8	716
Crete Elementary School	24.1	369
Reed-Custer Elementary School	14	634
Balmoral Elementary School	20.7	429
Summit Hill Junior High School	13.9	638
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	17.8	489
Troy Shorewood School	25.8	337
Oak Prairie Junior High School	19.2	449
Homestead Elementary School	17.6	483
Walnut Trails Elementary School	16.2	517
Dr. Julian Rogus School	12.5	647
Homer Junior High School	9.5	842
Wilson Creek Elementary School	11.3	711
Monee Elementary School	20.4	393
Liberty Junior High School	13.2	591
Liberty Elementary School	13.8	556
Walker Intermediate School	14.1	545
Chelsea Elementary School	8.3	876
Hickory Creek Middle School	8.1	905
Grand Prairie Elementary School	8.5	855
Beecher High School	21.1	342
Elwood C.C. School	27.2	265
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	22.4	312
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	10.7	600
Gordon Gregory Middle School	8.1	793
Scullen Middle School	6.5	968
Manhattan Junior High School	11	562
Taft Grade School	23.4	265
Luther J. Schilling School	8.7	705
Haines Elementary School	16.6	368
Oster-Oakview School	16.3	369
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	15.7	375
William E. Young School	13.3	430
Wilmington High School	14.1	403
Walker's Grove Elementary School	9.1	618
Beecher Junior High School	23	243
Reed Elementary School	18.9	291
Nelson Ridge School	11.6	467
Goodings Grove School	13	408
Walsh Elementary School	15.5	335
Peotone High School	11.9	437
Anna McDonald Elementary School	8.9	574
Clifford Crone Middle School	5.9	847
Nelson Prairie School	12.5	399
The Wheatlands Elementary School	9.5	524
William J. Butler School	10.9	449
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	8.6	572
Arnold J. Tyler School	12.9	371
Union Elementary School	44.3	106
Milne Grove Elementary School	18.9	238
Bentley Elementary School	11.9	370
Kingsley Elementary School	10.5	418
Reed-Custer High School	10.5	419
Spencer Trail School	11.3	382
Spring Brook Elementary School	7.6	567
Robert Clow Elementary School	12.6	340
Talala Elementary School	15.5	277
Patterson Elementary School	9.1	472
Mokena Junior High School	8.6	499
Peotone Elementary School	14.9	281
Ludwig Elementary School	14.2	281
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	12	325
Wilmington Middle School	13.2	288
Three Rivers School	14.4	264
Mokena Intermediate School	11.2	330
Channahon Junior High School	13.2	273
Indian Trail Elementary School	11.4	316
Pioneer Path School	14.5	249
Peotone Junior High School	11.6	292
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	6.6	503
Freedom Elementary School	6.1	540
Wayne Builta Elementary School	10.8	296
Spencer Pointe School	6.6	487
Fry Elementary School	5.4	574
Arlene Welch Elementary School	5.4	573
Frankfort Square Elementary School	17.7	164
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	17.8	157
Reed-Custer Middle School	10.3	272
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	4.7	553
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	9.1	252
Peotone Intermediate Center	12	184
Bruning Elementary School	9.8	215
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	3.3	604
Arbury Hills Elementary School	12	166
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	5.9	306