Grundy Reporter

There were 418 Black students enrolled in Grundy County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 3.5% of the 11,948 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 22 schools in Grundy County County, Minooka Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 144 students.

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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Minooka Community High School	5.1	2,850
Minooka Intermediate School	7.4	980
Minooka Junior High School	4.6	1,048
Saratoga Elementary School	5.4	818
Aux Sable Elementary School	4.1	610
White Oak Elementary	3.3	717
Morris Community High School	2.4	876
Minooka Primary Center	7.1	255
Shabbona Middle School	3.5	311
Minooka Elementary School	2	502
Coal City Early Childhood Center	0	416
Coal City Elementary School	0	282
Coal City High School	0	626
Coal City Intermediate School	0	290
Coal City Middle School	0	492
South Wilmington Grade School	0	80
Braceville Elementary School	0	115
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School	0	161
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School	0	140
Nettle Creek Elementary School	0	78
Gardner Elementary School	0	151
Gardner-South Wilmington High School	0	150