There were 12 Hispanic students enrolled in Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73 in the 2024-25 school year, 20% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73 welcomed 155 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 7.7% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73 roughly covers schools within Grundy County and has a main office in Gardner.
Gardner-South Wilmington High School is the only one school in the Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73 that recorded enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 12 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 155 | 12 | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 15 | 9.8% |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 16 | 10.7% |
| 2021-22 | 168 | 13 | 7.7% |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 14 | 7.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
