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Wednesday, July 2, 2025

There were 4,385 multiracial students enrolled in Will County schools in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Robert McBride Jr. Superintendent at Lockport Township High School East | Official Website

Dr. Robert McBride Jr. Superintendent at Lockport Township High School East | Official Website

There were 4,385 multiracial students enrolled in Will County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 4% of the 109,154 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 169 schools in Will County, Bolingbrook High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 166 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.

Ethnicities in Will County in 2023-24 School Year

White [45.3%]Hispanic [29.1%]Asian [7.5%]Black [13.3%]Ethnicities <5 [4.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in Will County County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Bolingbrook High School5%3,317
Joliet West High School4.1%3,294
Lockport Township High School East3.2%3,785
Neuqua Valley High School4.1%2,951
Plainfield East High School5.8%1,822
Lincoln-Way East High School3.8%2,707
Plainfield High School4.9%1,849
Plainfield North High School3.9%2,311
Romeoville High School3.8%1,793
Crete-Monee High School4.6%1,454
John F. Kennedy Middle School7.2%927
Joliet Central High School1.8%3,337
Columbia Central School9.5%581
Lincoln Way West2.8%1,959
Lincoln-Way Central High School2.6%1,992
Freedom Elementary School9.8%533
Chelsea Elementary School5.6%882
Crete-Monee Middle School4.9%969
Hufford Junior High School4.3%1,101
Brooks Middle School4.4%967
Hickory Creek Middle School4.4%945
The Wheatlands Elementary School7.4%557
Homestead Elementary School8.5%470
Gordon Gregory Middle School4.9%823
Clifford Crone Middle School4.4%882
Scullen Middle School4.1%961
Arlene Welch Elementary School6.6%594
Steger Intermediate Center7.7%480
Fry Elementary School6.5%565
Drauden Point Middle School5.3%673
Farragut Elementary School7%511
Grand Prairie Elementary School4.4%816
Grand Prairie Elementary School4.4%816
Spring Brook Elementary School6.3%554
Timber Ridge Middle School4.3%823
Oak View Elementary School6.1%572
Orenic Intermediate School4.4%798
Pioneer Elementary School5.8%607
Crete Elementary School8.9%381
Heritage Grove Middle School4%844
Robert C. Hill Elementary School5.5%605
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School5.2%610
Troy Middle School3.7%867
Reed-Custer Elementary School4.6%671
Robert Clow Elementary School9%346
Troy Cronin Elementary School4.8%648
Chaney-Monge School7.5%401
Balmoral Elementary School6.7%449
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School5.3%563
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School5.1%567
Washington Junior High and Academy Program4.2%685
Bednarcik Junior High School5.5%531
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School5%582
Richland Elementary School3.6%813
Richard Ira Jones Middle School3.2%863
Ridge Elementary School5.8%482
Jamie McGee Elementary School7.2%390
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School8.8%308
Dirksen Junior High School4.9%554
Jane Addams Middle School4.9%532
A. Vito Martinez Middle School4%646
John J. Lukancic Middle School4.5%560
Kingsley Elementary School6.1%410
River View Elementary School4%619
Lakewood Falls Elementary School4.5%528
River Woods Elementary School5.1%469
Summit Hill Junior High School4%602
Taft Grade School9.4%254
Liberty Elementary School4.3%539
Lincoln Elementary School4.1%567
Skoff Elementary School3.3%692
Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School4.3%537
Wilson Creek Elementary School3.2%727
Taft Elementary School6.9%332
Coretta Scott King Magnet School8.3%264
Independence Elementary School3.7%593
Irene King Elementary School5.4%410
Hadley Middle School2.5%864
Wolf's Crossing Elementary School4.9%451
Troy Craughwell School5%444
Carl Sandburg Elementary School7.3%287
Central Elementary School4%519
Milne Grove Elementary School9.2%228
Oster-Oakview School5.6%374
Patterson Elementary School4.3%484
Monee Elementary School5.6%372
Liberty Junior High School3.4%584
John R. Tibbott Elementary School4.2%474
Pershing Elementary School4.2%478
Wood View Elementary School5.5%345
M.J. Cunningham Elementary School3.7%513
Meadow View Elementary School3.5%545
Laraway Elementary School4%452
Indian Trail Middle School3.4%526
Walker Intermediate School3.5%519
Walker's Grove Elementary School2.9%612
Walnut Trails Elementary School3.5%514
Bernard J. Ward Elementary School5.2%346
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School4%445
Jonas E. Salk Elementary School3.6%471
Eagle Pointe Elementary School2.9%590
T.E. Culbertson Elementary School8%212
Troy Heritage Trail School4.1%410
Oak Prairie Junior High School3.8%451
Mokena Elementary School2.4%715
Spencer Crossing Intermediate School3%533
Dr. Julian Rogus School2.6%613
Wesmere Elementary School2.9%544
Alex M. Martino Junior High School2.8%564
Spencer Pointe School3.3%461
Spencer Trail School3.9%386
Haines Elementary School4.4%340
Manhattan Junior High School2.5%592
Edna Keith Elementary School4.2%357
Rockdale Elementary School5.8%240
Walsh Elementary School4.1%338
Talala Elementary School5.1%277
Peotone High School3.2%433
Reed-Custer High School3.7%380
Arnold J. Tyler School3.7%377
L.J. Stevens Intermediate School3.7%350
Luther J. Schilling School2.2%602
Nelson Ridge School2.9%449
Peotone Elementary School4.3%300
Mokena Junior High School2.6%503
Gompers Junior High School1.9%695
Creekside Elementary School2.5%478
Wayne Builta Elementary School3.7%326
Bentley Elementary School3.2%375
Eisenhower Academy5.3%227
Troy Shorewood School3.7%326
Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School3%394
Reed Elementary School3.9%305
Union Elementary School9%122
William E. Young School2.4%463
Peotone Junior High School3.7%297
Mokena Intermediate School3.3%338
Crystal Lawns Elementary School3.3%302
Indian Trail Elementary School3.3%299
Isaac Singleton Elementary School2.2%454
Homer Junior High School1.3%795
Frankfort Square Elementary School6.3%160
Beecher Elementary School2.3%438
Beecher High School3%337
Anna McDonald Elementary School1.7%585
Goodings Grove School2.6%388
Channahon Junior High School0%260
Cherry Hill Elementary And Early Childhood Center0%152
Ludwig Elementary School0%314
Sator Sanchez Elementary School0%710
William J. Butler School0%563
Wilmington High School0%406
Wilmington Middle School0%262
Woodland Elementary School0%348
Fairmont School0%283
Forest Park Individual Education School0%267
Beecher Junior High School0%258
Bruning Elementary School0%191
N.B. Galloway Elementary School0%363
Nelson Prairie School0%376
Elwood C.C. School0%270
Three Rivers School0%260
Troy Hofer Elementary School0%414
Kelvin Grove Junior High School0%289
Peotone Intermediate Center0%155
Pioneer Path School0%247
Reed-Custer Middle School0%273
A.O. Marshall Elementary School0%211
Arbury Hills Elementary School0%176

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Mokena Junior High SchoolLincoln-Way East High SchoolCrone Middle SchoolRiver View Elementary SchoolPeotone High SchoolSpencer Trail SchoolKelvin Grove Junior High SchoolKendall Elementary SchoolOrenic Intermediate SchoolTroy Middle SchoolRichland Elementary SchoolGoodings Grove SchoolKingsley Elementary SchoolFairmont SchoolCrete Elementary SchoolTimber Ridge Middle SchoolClow Elementary SchoolMonee Elementary SchoolPeterson Elementary SchoolMokena Elementary SchoolMilne Grove Elementary SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolJulian Rogus Elementary SchoolPlainfield East High SchoolBalmoral Elementary SchoolEdna Keith Elementary SchoolWalker Intermediate SchoolMeadow View Elementary SchoolThe Wheatlands Elementary SchoolHufford Junior High SchoolWalsh Elementary SchoolSummit Hill Junior High SchoolThree Rivers SchoolLiberty Elementary SchoolGrand Prairie Elementary SchoolWelch Elementary SchoolCherry Hill Elementary SchoolNelson Prairie SchoolBentley Elementary SchoolIndependence Elementary SchoolPeotone Junior High SchoolCentral Elementary SchoolReed-Custer Elementary SchoolTroy Craughwell SchoolRidge Elementary SchoolHadley Middle SchoolChelsea Elementary SchoolSteger Intermediate CenterSpencer Pointe SchoolFrankfort Square Elementary SchoolUnion Elementary SchoolCrystal Lawns Elementary SchoolThomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolCreekside Elementary SchoolColumbia Central SchoolOster-Oakview SchoolLuther J Schilling SchoolHomer Junior High SchoolA. Vito Martinez Middle SchoolLiberty Junior High SchoolOak Prairie Junior High SchoolPeotone Elementary SchoolReed-Custer Middle SchoolT.e. Culbertson Elementary SchoolNeuqua Valley High SchoolTroy Hofer Elementary SchoolJoliet West High SchoolPioneer Path SchoolRomeoville High SchoolSpring Brook Elementary SchoolIllinois State Board of EducationLincoln-Way Central High SchoolHubert H. Humphrey Middle SchoolPlainfield Central High SchoolWilmington High SchoolJoliet Central High SchoolBeecher Elementary SchoolArnold J. Tyler SchoolPershing Elementary SchoolGraham Elementary SchoolGregory Middle SchoolJohn J. Lukancic Middle SchoolL.j. Stevens Intermediate SchoolOak View Elementary SchoolPatterson Elementary SchoolLudwig Elementary SchoolLockport Township High SchoolSpencer Crossing Intermediate SchoolBolingbrook High SchoolM.j. Cunningham Elementary SchoolChaney-Monge SchoolJohn F Kennedy Middle SchoolScullen Middle SchoolTroy Heritage Trail SchoolJane Addams Middle SchoolArbury Hills Elementary SchoolEisenhower AcademyBrooks Middle SchoolLaraway Elementary SchoolRiver Woods Elementary SchoolFarragut Elementary SchoolPeotone Intermediate CenterTaft Elementary SchoolWilliam E. Young SchoolHickory Creek Middle SchoolRockdale Elementary SchoolBeecher Junior High SchoolCoretta Scott King Magnet SchoolWolfs Crossing Elementary SchoolWood View Elementary SchoolIndian Trail Elementary SchoolManhattan Junior High SchoolBuilta Elementary SchoolWalnut Trails Elementary SchoolMokena Intermediate SchoolN.b. Galloway Elementary SchoolTalala Elementary SchoolIrene King Elementary SchoolPlainfield North High SchoolGrand Prairie Elementary SchoolNelson Ridge SchoolDirksen Junior High SchoolAlex M. Martino Junior High SchoolCarl Sandburg Elementary SchoolRobert C. Hill Elementary SchoolReed-Custer High SchoolTroy Cronin Elementary SchoolAnna McDonald Elementary SchoolBernard J. Ward Elementary SchoolElwood C C SchoolWalkers Grove Elementary SchoolElizabeth Eichelberger Elementary SchoolFreedom Elementary SchoolJohn R. Tibbott Elementary SchoolTroy Shorewood SchoolLakewood Falls Elementary SchoolIndian Trail Middle SchoolJamie Mcgee Elementary SchoolA.o. Marshall Elementary SchoolSator Sanchez Elementary SchoolBruning Elementary SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolPioneer Elementary SchoolCrete Monee High SchoolBeecher High SchoolTaft Grade SchoolBednarcik Junior High SchoolHaines Elementary SchoolChannahon Junior High SchoolDrauden Point Middle SchoolHomestead Elementary SchoolSkoff Elementary SchoolKenneth L. Hermansen Elementary SchoolLynne Thigpen Elementary SchoolRichard Ira Jones Middle SchoolCrete-Monee Middle SchoolGompers Junior High SchoolReed Elementary SchoolEagle Pointe Elementary SchoolWilliam J. Butler SchoolFry Elementary SchoolWashington Junior High And Academy ProgramForest Park Individual Ed SchoolJonas E. Salk Elementary SchoolIsaac Singleton Elementary SchoolWilmington Middle SchoolWesmere Elementary SchoolLincoln-Way West High SchoolWilson Creek Elementary SchoolHeritage Grove Middle School

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