Will County Gazette

There were 8,230 Asian students enrolled in Will County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 7.5% of the 109,154 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the third least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 169 schools in Will County, Neuqua Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,185 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 name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Neuqua Valley High School	40.2%	2,951
Scullen Middle School	58%	961
Clifford Crone Middle School	52.7%	882
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	59.1%	567
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	55.7%	582
Fry Elementary School	54.5%	565
Arlene Welch Elementary School	45.1%	594
Gordon Gregory Middle School	31.1%	823
Bolingbrook High School	7.3%	3,317
Plainfield North High School	9.8%	2,311
Plainfield East High School	12.3%	1,822
Wayne Builta Elementary School	58%	326
Spring Brook Elementary School	31%	554
Freedom Elementary School	30.4%	533
Patterson Elementary School	32.9%	484
John F. Kennedy Middle School	16%	927
Heritage Grove Middle School	16.5%	844
The Wheatlands Elementary School	24.1%	557
Homestead Elementary School	24.9%	470
Bednarcik Junior High School	21.5%	531
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	35.7%	308
Pioneer Elementary School	17.5%	607
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	17.9%	563
Lincoln-Way East High School	3.7%	2,707
Liberty Elementary School	18.4%	539
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School	22%	451
Richard Ira Jones Middle School	10.3%	863
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	14.1%	590
Robert Clow Elementary School	22.8%	346
Walker's Grove Elementary School	12.9%	612
Lincoln Elementary School	13.2%	567
Romeoville High School	4%	1,793
Lockport Township High School East	1.9%	3,785
Brooks Middle School	7.2%	967
River Woods Elementary School	14.5%	469
Plainfield High School	3.7%	1,849
Kingsley Elementary School	15.9%	410
Jamie McGee Elementary School	15.4%	390
Jane Addams Middle School	10%	532
Joliet West High School	1.5%	3,294
Lakewood Falls Elementary School	6.8%	528
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School	9.1%	394
Lincoln-Way Central High School	1.8%	1,992
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School	7.2%	471
Creekside Elementary School	6.7%	478
Timber Ridge Middle School	3.8%	823
Robert C. Hill Elementary School	5%	605
A. Vito Martinez Middle School	4.6%	646
Troy Hofer Elementary School	7%	414
Oak View Elementary School	4.9%	572
Grand Prairie Elementary School	3.2%	816
Chelsea Elementary School	2.7%	882
Hickory Creek Middle School	2.5%	945
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School	4.5%	537
River View Elementary School	3.7%	619
Central Elementary School	4.2%	519
John R. Tibbott Elementary School	4.6%	474
Troy Cronin Elementary School	3.4%	648
Richland Elementary School	2.7%	813
Dr. Julian Rogus School	3.4%	613
Orenic Intermediate School	2.6%	798
Skoff Elementary School	2.9%	692
Walker Intermediate School	3.9%	519
Wesmere Elementary School	3.7%	544
Troy Middle School	2.3%	867
Ridge Elementary School	3.7%	482
Summit Hill Junior High School	3%	602
Independence Elementary School	2.9%	593
Indian Trail Middle School	3%	526
Hadley Middle School	1.9%	864
William E. Young School	3.5%	463
John J. Lukancic Middle School	2.9%	560
Mokena Elementary School	2.2%	715
Drauden Point Middle School	2.2%	673
Walnut Trails Elementary School	2.9%	514
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School	4%	346
Lincoln Way West	0.7%	1,959
Homer Junior High School	1.5%	795
William J. Butler School	2.1%	563
Meadow View Elementary School	2.2%	545
Troy Shorewood School	3.4%	326
Crete-Monee High School	0.7%	1,454
Troy Heritage Trail School	2.4%	410
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	0%	287
Chaney-Monge School	0%	401
Channahon Junior High School	0%	260
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center	0%	152
Columbia Central School	0%	581
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	0%	264
Crete Elementary School	0%	381
Crete-Monee Middle School	0%	969
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	0%	302
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School	0%	350
Laraway Elementary School	0%	452
Liberty Junior High School	0%	584
Ludwig Elementary School	0%	314
Luther J. Schilling School	0%	602
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	0%	610
Union Elementary School	0%	122
Milne Grove Elementary School	0%	228
Sator Sanchez Elementary School	0%	710
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School	0%	533
Spencer Pointe School	0%	461
Spencer Trail School	0%	386
Steger Intermediate Center	0%	480
Reed-Custer Elementary School	0%	671
Rockdale Elementary School	0%	240
Indian Trail Elementary School	0%	299
Irene King Elementary School	0%	410
Isaac Singleton Elementary School	0%	454
Haines Elementary School	0%	340
Hufford Junior High School	0%	1,101
Dirksen Junior High School	0%	554
Walsh Elementary School	0%	338
Washington Junior High and Academy Program	0%	685
Wilmington High School	0%	406
Wilmington Middle School	0%	262
Wilson Creek Elementary School	0%	727
Wood View Elementary School	0%	345
Woodland Elementary School	0%	348
Fairmont School	0%	283
Farragut Elementary School	0%	511
Forest Park Individual Education School	0%	267
Frankfort Square Elementary School	0%	160
Balmoral Elementary School	0%	449
Beecher Elementary School	0%	438
Beecher High School	0%	337
Beecher Junior High School	0%	258
Bentley Elementary School	0%	375
Bruning Elementary School	0%	191
Joliet Central High School	0%	3,337
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School	0%	513
Manhattan Junior High School	0%	592
N.B. Galloway Elementary School	0%	363
Nelson Prairie School	0%	376
Nelson Ridge School	0%	449
Edna Keith Elementary School	0%	357
Eisenhower Academy	0%	227
Elwood C.C. School	0%	270
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School	0%	212
Taft Elementary School	0%	332
Taft Grade School	0%	254
Talala Elementary School	0%	277
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	0%	445
Three Rivers School	0%	260
Troy Craughwell School	0%	444
Oak Prairie Junior High School	0%	451
Oster-Oakview School	0%	374
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	0%	289
Peotone Elementary School	0%	300
Peotone High School	0%	433
Peotone Intermediate Center	0%	155
Peotone Junior High School	0%	297
Pershing Elementary School	0%	478
Pioneer Path School	0%	247
Mokena Intermediate School	0%	338
Mokena Junior High School	0%	503
Monee Elementary School	0%	372
Reed Elementary School	0%	305
Reed-Custer High School	0%	380
Reed-Custer Middle School	0%	273
A.O. Marshall Elementary School	0%	211
Alex M. Martino Junior High School	0%	564
Anna McDonald Elementary School	0%	585
Arbury Hills Elementary School	0%	176
Arnold J. Tyler School	0%	377
Gompers Junior High School	0%	695
Goodings Grove School	0%	388
Grand Prairie Elementary School	0%	816