Grundy Reporter

There were 9,459 white students enrolled in Grundy County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 73.4% of the 12,894 students in Grundy County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Grundy County, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,984 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201	66.9%	4,462
Minooka Community High School District 111	69.6%	2,783
Coal City Community Unit School District 1	86.2%	2,056
Morris School District 54	73.6%	1,076
Morris Community High School District 101	72.8%	843
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C	71.2%	782
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C	89.9%	297
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73	91.1%	168
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C	94.2%	155
Braceville School District 75	85.3%	109
South Wilmington Community Consolidated School District 74	93.7%	79
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C	84.5%	84