Grundy Reporter

There were 454 Black students enrolled in Grundy County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 3.5% of the 12,894 students in Grundy County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Grundy County, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 224 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Grundy County.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

District	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201	5	4,462
Minooka Community High School District 111	4.4	2,783
Morris School District 54	3.9	1,076
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C	4.3	782
Morris Community High School District 101	2.5	843
Coal City Community Unit School District 1	0.5	2,056
Braceville School District 75	0	109
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C	0	84
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C	0	297
South Wilmington Community Consolidated School District 74	0	79
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C	0	155
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73	0	168