Will County Gazette

There were 107 Am. Indian students enrolled in Will County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Am. Indian students made up 0.1% of the 102,683 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 29 districts in Will County, Plainfield School District 202 recorded the highest enrollment of Am. Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 75 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Will County.

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.

District	Am. Indian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Plainfield School District 202	0.3%	24,737
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U	0.1%	15,009
Joliet Township High School District 204	0.2%	6,775