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9,415 students enrolled at Joliet Public School District 86 in 2023-24 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Joliet Public School District 86 welcomed 9,415 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 1% decrease from the previous school year.

Hufford Junior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,101 students.

Joliet Public School District 86 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Joliet.

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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Joliet Public School District 86 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Joliet Public School District 86 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School610-2.2%
Sator Sanchez Elementary School710-0.6%
Isaac Singleton Elementary School454-2.6%
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School513-11.9%
Taft Elementary School3325.7%
Eisenhower Academy227-0.9%
Dirksen Junior High School5540.9%
Woodland Elementary School34823%
Pershing Elementary School4780.6%
A.O. Marshall Elementary School211-48.3%
Washington Junior High and Academy Program685-7.6%
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School2121%
Carl Sandburg Elementary School287-8%
Hufford Junior High School1,101-1.9%
Gompers Junior High School6951.5%
Edna Keith Elementary School35736.8%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School4458%
Forest Park Individual Education School267-4.3%
Farragut Elementary School51114.6%

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