How many multiracial students were enrolled in Will County County schools in 2022-23 school year?

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By Will County Gazette

Jul 15, 2024

There were 4,270 multiracial 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 multiracial students made up 3.9% of the 110,319 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 169 schools in Will County County, Bolingbrook High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 154 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.

Ethnicities in Will County County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Will County County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bolingbrook High School	4.6	3,363
Neuqua Valley High School	4.5	3,199
Joliet West High School	3.7	3,365
Lincoln-Way East High School	4	2,727
Lockport Township High School East	2.8	3,834
Plainfield East High School	5.2	1,936
Plainfield North High School	4.3	2,325
Plainfield High School	4.2	1,940
John F. Kennedy Middle School	7.6	893
Romeoville High School	3.4	1,866
Joliet Central High School	1.9	3,334
Columbia Central School	9.2	607
Crete-Monee High School	3.8	1,460
Lincoln Way West	2.8	1,948
Freedom Elementary School	10	540
Brooks Middle School	5.2	1,008
Chelsea Elementary School	5.8	876
Crete-Monee Middle School	5.3	943
Hufford Junior High School	4.1	1,122
Clifford Crone Middle School	5	847
Lincoln-Way Central High School	2.2	1,941
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	6.7	624
The Wheatlands Elementary School	7.8	524
Scullen Middle School	4.1	968
Dirksen Junior High School	7.1	549
Troy Middle School	4.3	901
Spring Brook Elementary School	6.7	567
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	6.9	553
Chaney-Monge School	9.1	405
Heritage Grove Middle School	4.2	879
Arlene Welch Elementary School	6.5	573
Steger Intermediate Center	8.1	442
Hickory Creek Middle School	4	905
Drauden Point Middle School	5.2	692
Troy Cronin Elementary School	5.7	630
Grand Prairie Elementary School	4.2	855
Homestead Elementary School	7.2	483
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	5.8	604
Fry Elementary School	6.1	574
Timber Ridge Middle School	4.1	858
Oak View Elementary School	6.3	557
Gordon Gregory Middle School	4.4	793
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	6.1	559
Pioneer Elementary School	5.8	585
Jane Addams Middle School	5.9	562
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	5.5	582
Orenic Intermediate School	3.7	854
Richland Elementary School	4	809
Crete Elementary School	8.4	369
Farragut Elementary School	7	446
Grand Prairie Elementary School	3.6	855
Robert Clow Elementary School	8.5	340
Irene King Elementary School	6.9	421
Bednarcik Junior High School	5.3	551
Reed-Custer Elementary School	4.4	634
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	3.3	849
Ridge Elementary School	5.4	519
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	3.8	741
Wood View Elementary School	7.5	362
Kingsley Elementary School	6.5	418
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	4.2	620
Troy Craughwell School	6.6	396
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	3.9	664
Liberty Elementary School	4.5	556
Skoff Elementary School	3.5	717
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	8.2	306
Independence Elementary School	4.2	597
Indian Trail Middle School	4.4	574
Monee Elementary School	6.4	393
Jamie McGee Elementary School	6.3	380
John J. Lukancic Middle School	4.2	572
Meadow View Elementary School	4.4	546
Taft Grade School	9.1	265
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	4.5	506
River Woods Elementary School	4.9	469
Lincoln Elementary School	3.8	574
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	4.5	489
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	5.3	412
Patterson Elementary School	4.7	472
River View Elementary School	3.6	610
Central Elementary School	4.1	511
Liberty Junior High School	3.6	591
Troy Heritage Trail School	5.2	405
Pershing Elementary School	4.4	475
Dr. Julian Rogus School	3.1	647
Balmoral Elementary School	4.7	429
Laraway Elementary School	4.5	426
Luther J. Schilling School	2.7	705
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	3.8	503
Hadley Middle School	2.1	838
Haines Elementary School	4.9	368
Walsh Elementary School	5.4	335
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	3.1	582
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	3	600
Milne Grove Elementary School	7.1	238
Spencer Trail School	4.5	382
Walnut Trails Elementary School	3.3	517
Wesmere Elementary School	3.1	545
Mokena Elementary School	2.4	716
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	3	572
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	3.3	490
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	3.2	503
Spencer Pointe School	3.3	487
Walker Intermediate School	2.9	545
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	4.1	395
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	4.8	312
Wilson Creek Elementary School	2.1	711
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	4.1	362
Reed-Custer High School	3.6	419
Manhattan Junior High School	2.5	562
Summit Hill Junior High School	2.2	638
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	6.7	210
Taft Elementary School	4.5	314
Oak Prairie Junior High School	3.1	449
Peotone High School	3.2	437
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	5.2	252
Wayne Builta Elementary School	4.4	296
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	4	325
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	1.8	714
Rockdale Elementary School	5.4	239
Walker's Grove Elementary School	2.1	618
Mokena Junior High School	2.6	499
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	3.2	375
Nelson Prairie School	3	399
Edna Keith Elementary School	4.6	261
Arnold J. Tyler School	3.2	371
Homer Junior High School	1.3	842
Bentley Elementary School	3	370
Nelson Ridge School	2.4	467
Troy Shorewood School	3.3	337
Anna McDonald Elementary School	1.9	574
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	3.5	289
Ludwig Elementary School	3.6	281
Indian Trail Elementary School	3.2	316
Oster-Oakview School	2.7	369
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	3.2	312
Peotone Elementary School	3.6	281
Channahon Junior High School	0	273
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	0	157
Creekside Elementary School	0	492
Union Elementary School	0	106
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	0	466
William E. Young School	0	430
William J. Butler School	0	449
Wilmington High School	0	403
Wilmington Middle School	0	288
Woodland Elementary School	0	283
Fairmont School	0	293
Forest Park Individual Education School	0	279
Frankfort Square Elementary School	0	164
Beecher Elementary School	0	433
Beecher High School	0	342
Beecher Junior High School	0	243
Bruning Elementary School	0	215
Eisenhower Academy	0	229
Elwood C.C. School	0	265
Talala Elementary School	0	277
Three Rivers School	0	264
Troy Hofer Elementary School	0	422
Peotone Intermediate Center	0	184
Peotone Junior High School	0	292
Pioneer Path School	0	249
Mokena Intermediate School	0	330
Reed Elementary School	0	291
Reed-Custer Middle School	0	272
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	0	408
Arbury Hills Elementary School	0	166
Gompers Junior High School	0	685
Goodings Grove School	0	408