Will County Gazette

Will County schools welcomed 109,154 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 3.2% from the previous school year, when there were 112,742 students enrolled in the county.

Will County had the fourth highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51% identified as male, and 49% as female.

The most represented ethnicity among Will County students was white, making up about 45.3% of all the students.

Within Will County, Lockport Township High School East had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 3,785 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School	City	Enrollment
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	Romeoville	646
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	Joliet	211
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	New Lenox	564
Anna McDonald Elementary School	Manhattan	585
Arbury Hills Elementary School	Mokena	176
Arlene Welch Elementary School	Naperville	594
Arnold J. Tyler School	New Lenox	377
Balmoral Elementary School	Crete	449
Bednarcik Junior High School	Aurora	531
Beecher Elementary School	Beecher	438
Beecher High School	Beecher	337
Beecher Junior High School	Beecher	258
Bentley Elementary School	New Lenox	375
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	Bolingbrook	346
Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook	3,317
Brooks Middle School	Bolingbrook	967
Bruning Elementary School	Wilmington	191
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	Joliet	287
Central Elementary School	Plainfield	519
Chaney-Monge School	Crest Hill	401
Channahon Junior High School	Channahon	260
Chelsea Elementary School	Frankfort	882
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	New Lenox	152
Clifford Crone Middle School	Naperville	882
Columbia Central School	Steger	581
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	University Park	264
Creekside Elementary School	Plainfield	478
Crete Elementary School	Crete	381
Crete-Monee High School	Crete	1,454
Crete-Monee Middle School	University Park	969
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	Joliet	302
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	Naperville	567
Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet	554
Dr. Julian Rogus School	Frankfort	613
Drauden Point Middle School	Plainfield	673
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	Plainfield	590
Edna Keith Elementary School	Joliet	357
Eisenhower Academy	Joliet	227
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	Plainfield	563
Elwood C.C. School	Elwood	270
Fairmont School	Lockport	283
Farragut Elementary School	Joliet	511
Forest Park Individual Education School	Joliet	267
Frankfort Square Elementary School	Frankfort	160
Freedom Elementary School	Plainfield	533
Fry Elementary School	Naperville	565
Gompers Junior High School	Joliet	695
Goodings Grove School	Homer Glen	388
Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville	823
Grand Prairie Elementary School	Joliet	535
Grand Prairie Elementary School	Frankfort	816
Hadley Middle School	Homer Glen	864
Haines Elementary School	New Lenox	340
Heritage Grove Middle School	Plainfield	844
Hickory Creek Middle School	Frankfort	945
Homer Junior High School	Homer Glen	795
Homestead Elementary School	Aurora	470
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	Bolingbrook	537
Hufford Junior High School	Joliet	1,101
Independence Elementary School	Bolingbrook	593
Indian Trail Elementary School	Frankfort	299
Indian Trail Middle School	Plainfield	526
Irene King Elementary School	Romeoville	410
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	Joliet	454
Jamie McGee Elementary School	Bolingbrook	390
Jane Addams Middle School	Bolingbrook	532
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Plainfield	927
John J. Lukancic Middle School	Romeoville	560
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	Bolingbrook	474
Joliet Central High School	Joliet	3,337
Joliet West High School	Joliet	3,294
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	Bolingbrook	471
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	Lockport	289
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	Romeoville	394
Kingsley Elementary School	Naperville	410
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	Wilmington	350
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	Plainfield	528
Laraway Elementary School	Joliet	452
Liberty Elementary School	Bolingbrook	539
Liberty Junior High School	New Lenox	584
Lincoln Elementary School	Plainfield	567
Lincoln Way West	New Lenox	1,959
Lincoln-Way Central High School	New Lenox	1,992
Lincoln-Way East High School	Frankfort	2,707
Lockport Township High School East	Lockport	3,785
Ludwig Elementary School	Lockport	314
Luther J. Schilling School	Homer Glen	602
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	Joliet	610
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	Joliet	513
Manhattan Junior High School	Manhattan	592
Meadow View Elementary School	Plainfield	545
Milne Grove Elementary School	Lockport	228
Mokena Elementary School	Mokena	715
Mokena Intermediate School	Mokena	338
Mokena Junior High School	Mokena	503
Monee Elementary School	Monee	372
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	Channahon	363
Nelson Prairie School	New Lenox	376
Nelson Ridge School	New Lenox	449
Neuqua Valley High School	Naperville	2,951
Oak Prairie Junior High School	Homer Glen	451
Oak View Elementary School	Bolingbrook	572
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	Naperville	582
Orenic Intermediate School	Plainfield	798
Oster-Oakview School	New Lenox	374
Patterson Elementary School	Naperville	484
Peotone Elementary School	Peotone	300
Peotone High School	Peotone	433
Peotone Intermediate Center	Frankfort	155
Peotone Junior High School	Peotone	297
Pershing Elementary School	Joliet	478
Pioneer Elementary School	Bolingbrook	607
Pioneer Path School	Channahon	247
Plainfield East High School	Plainfield	1,822
Plainfield High School	Plainfield	1,849
Plainfield North High School	Plainfield	2,311
Reed Elementary School	Homer Glen	305
Reed-Custer Elementary School	Braidwood	671
Reed-Custer High School	Braidwood	380
Reed-Custer Middle School	Braidwood	273
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Plainfield	863
Richland Elementary School	Crest Hill	813
Ridge Elementary School	Plainfield	482
River View Elementary School	Plainfield	619
River Woods Elementary School	Naperville	469
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	Romeoville	605
Robert Clow Elementary School	Naperville	346
Rockdale Elementary School	Rockdale	240
Romeoville High School	Romeoville	1,793
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	Joliet	710
Scullen Middle School	Naperville	961
Skoff Elementary School	Romeoville	692
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	New Lenox	533
Spencer Pointe School	New Lenox	461
Spencer Trail School	New Lenox	386
Spring Brook Elementary School	Naperville	554
Steger Intermediate Center	Steger	480
Summit Hill Junior High School	Frankfort	602
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	Joliet	212
Taft Elementary School	Joliet	332
Taft Grade School	Lockport	254
Talala Elementary School	Park Forest	277
The Wheatlands Elementary School	Aurora	557
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Joliet	445
Three Rivers School	Channahon	260
Timber Ridge Middle School	Plainfield	823
Troy Craughwell School	Joliet	444
Troy Cronin Elementary School	Shorewood	648
Troy Heritage Trail School	Joliet	410
Troy Hofer Elementary School	Shorewood	414
Troy Middle School	Plainfield	867
Troy Shorewood School	Shorewood	326
Union Elementary School	Joliet	122
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	Naperville	308
Walker Intermediate School	Tinley Park	519
Walker's Grove Elementary School	Plainfield	612
Walnut Trails Elementary School	Shorewood	514
Walsh Elementary School	Lockport	338
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	Joliet	685
Wayne Builta Elementary School	Bolingbrook	326
Wesmere Elementary School	Plainfield	544
William E. Young School	Homer Glen	463
William J. Butler School	Lockport	563
Wilmington High School	Wilmington	406
Wilmington Middle School	Wilmington	262
Wilson Creek Elementary School	Manhattan	727
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	Aurora	451
Wood View Elementary School	Bolingbrook	345
Woodland Elementary School	Joliet	348