Valley View Community Unit School District 365U: 730 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year

Dr. Keith Wood Superintendent at Valley View Community Unit School District 365u
Dr. Keith Wood Superintendent at Valley View Community Unit School District 365u
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There were 730 multiracial students enrolled in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U in the 2024-25 school year, 7.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Valley View Community Unit School District 365U welcomed 14,529 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.0% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Valley View Community Unit School District 365U roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Romeoville.

Among the 19 schools in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U, Bolingbrook High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 182 students.

Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.

Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.

Ethnicities in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Multiracial StudentsMultiracial students (%)
2024-2514,5297305%
2023-2414,6606814.6%
2022-2315,0096884.6%
2021-2215,0156984.6%
2020-2115,3337024.6%

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.



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