Grundy Reporter

There were 8,700 white students enrolled in Grundy County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 72.8% of the 11,948 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 22 schools in Grundy County County, Minooka Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,948 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 White students enrolment	Total enrollment
Minooka Community High School	68.4	2,850
Minooka Junior High School	68.4	1,048
Minooka Intermediate School	64.3	980
Morris Community High School	71.2	876
Saratoga Elementary School	68	818
Coal City High School	88.7	626
White Oak Elementary	71.4	717
Aux Sable Elementary School	70.5	610
Coal City Middle School	86	492
Coal City Early Childhood Center	81.7	416
Minooka Elementary School	65.9	502
Coal City Intermediate School	86.6	290
Coal City Elementary School	84.8	282
Shabbona Middle School	70.4	311
Minooka Primary Center	61.6	255
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School	90.7	161
Gardner Elementary School	90.1	151
Gardner-South Wilmington High School	87.3	150
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School	86.4	140
Braceville Elementary School	80.9	115
South Wilmington Grade School	88.8	80
Nettle Creek Elementary School	89.7	78