Will County Gazette

There were 50,932 white 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 white students made up 46.2% of the 110,319 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 169 schools in Will County County, Lockport Township High School East recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,626 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lockport Township High School East	68.5	3,834
Lincoln-Way East High School	71.1	2,727
Lincoln-Way Central High School	81.6	1,941
Lincoln Way West	80.5	1,948
Neuqua Valley High School	45	3,199
Plainfield North High School	61.2	2,325
Plainfield High School	52.2	1,940
Joliet West High School	28.5	3,365
Homer Junior High School	84.9	842
Plainfield East High School	36.4	1,936
Hadley Middle School	82.5	838
Hickory Creek Middle School	75.4	905
Chelsea Elementary School	75.2	876
Grand Prairie Elementary School	76.7	855
Wilson Creek Elementary School	84	711
Luther J. Schilling School	84.4	705
Bolingbrook High School	16.9	3,363
Mokena Elementary School	78.8	716
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	62.7	849
Heritage Grove Middle School	59.8	879
Reed-Custer Elementary School	80.8	634
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	86.7	572
Anna McDonald Elementary School	86.4	574
Romeoville High School	25.7	1,866
Liberty Junior High School	80.9	591
Dr. Julian Rogus School	72.2	647
Manhattan Junior High School	83.1	562
Summit Hill Junior High School	71.2	638
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	88.3	503
Gordon Gregory Middle School	54.9	793
Walker's Grove Elementary School	69.6	618
Spencer Pointe School	87.1	487
Timber Ridge Middle School	47.8	858
Mokena Junior High School	82.2	499
Walker Intermediate School	71.6	545
Nelson Ridge School	83.5	467
Troy Middle School	43.3	901
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	64.7	600
Joliet Central High School	11.6	3,334
William J. Butler School	85.1	449
Walnut Trails Elementary School	71.2	517
Reed-Custer High School	84.7	419
Peotone High School	81	437
John F. Kennedy Middle School	38.6	893
Orenic Intermediate School	40.4	854
William E. Young School	80	430
Goodings Grove School	83.1	408
Oak Prairie Junior High School	75.3	449
Lincoln Elementary School	57.7	574
Wilmington High School	82.1	403
River View Elementary School	54.3	610
Nelson Prairie School	82.2	399
Spencer Trail School	82.5	382
Drauden Point Middle School	45.1	692
Bentley Elementary School	84.1	370
Arnold J. Tyler School	81.7	371
Spring Brook Elementary School	53.1	567
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	78.7	375
Clifford Crone Middle School	34.1	847
Oster-Oakview School	77.8	369
Central Elementary School	54.4	511
Haines Elementary School	75	368
Beecher Elementary School	63.7	433
River Woods Elementary School	57.8	469
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	82.5	325
Freedom Elementary School	49.6	540
Kingsley Elementary School	64.1	418
Mokena Intermediate School	80.3	330
Indian Trail Middle School	46	574
Meadow View Elementary School	48.4	546
Liberty Elementary School	47.3	556
Bednarcik Junior High School	47.5	551
Walsh Elementary School	77.6	335
Scullen Middle School	26.5	968
The Wheatlands Elementary School	48.7	524
Wilmington Middle School	83.3	288
Peotone Junior High School	82.2	292
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	48.9	489
Beecher High School	69.9	342
Reed-Custer Middle School	87.9	272
Patterson Elementary School	50.4	472
Grand Prairie Elementary School	27.5	855
Wesmere Elementary School	42.8	545
Reed Elementary School	77.3	291
Ludwig Elementary School	79.7	281
Peotone Elementary School	79.7	281
Channahon Junior High School	81.7	273
Three Rivers School	81.8	264
Indian Trail Elementary School	68	316
Troy Cronin Elementary School	34	630
Richland Elementary School	26.5	809
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	38.1	559
Ridge Elementary School	40.8	519
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	67.9	312
Troy Shorewood School	60.8	337
Crete-Monee High School	14	1,460
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	35.1	582
Pioneer Path School	81.1	249
Bruning Elementary School	87	215
Homestead Elementary School	37.9	483
Arlene Welch Elementary School	30.9	573
John J. Lukancic Middle School	30.2	572
Elwood C.C. School	65.3	265
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	31.3	553
Robert Clow Elementary School	50	340
Taft Grade School	63.8	265
Fry Elementary School	29.3	574
Beecher Junior High School	69.1	243
Milne Grove Elementary School	70.2	238
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	27.6	604
Pioneer Elementary School	26.7	585
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	30.4	506
Peotone Intermediate Center	82.1	184
Creekside Elementary School	30.1	492
Troy Craughwell School	37.4	396
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	21.8	664
Troy Hofer Elementary School	33.4	422
Brooks Middle School	13.9	1,008
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	47.8	289
Columbia Central School	22.2	607
Crete-Monee Middle School	14.1	943
Skoff Elementary School	17.9	717
Arbury Hills Elementary School	77.1	166
Chaney-Monge School	30.9	405
Hufford Junior High School	11	1,122
Frankfort Square Elementary School	72.6	164
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	37.9	306
Irene King Elementary School	27.3	421
Troy Heritage Trail School	28.4	405
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	70.1	157
Jane Addams Middle School	18.1	562
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	19.4	490
Balmoral Elementary School	21.2	429
Jamie McGee Elementary School	22.9	380
Steger Intermediate Center	18.3	442
Monee Elementary School	20.1	393
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	12.6	620
Wayne Builta Elementary School	23	296
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	17.2	395
Rockdale Elementary School	27.2	239
Eisenhower Academy	28.4	229
Taft Elementary School	20.7	314
Oak View Elementary School	11.7	557
Pershing Elementary School	13.1	475
Wood View Elementary School	16.3	362
Crete Elementary School	15.2	369
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	7.2	741
Dirksen Junior High School	8.9	549
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	7.7	624
Independence Elementary School	7.2	597
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	7.4	582
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	8.3	503
Union Elementary School	35.8	106
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	7.3	412
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	10.7	252
Laraway Elementary School	6.3	426
Fairmont School	8.9	293
Farragut Elementary School	5.8	446
Forest Park Individual Education School	7.9	279
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	10	210
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	5.2	362
Gompers Junior High School	2.8	685
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	5.8	312
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	2.1	714
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	3.2	466
Edna Keith Elementary School	5	261
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	2.5	408
Woodland Elementary School	0	283
Talala Elementary School	0	277