Grundy Reporter

There were 510 Black students enrolled in Grundy County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 12.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 3.9% of the 13,008 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 12 districts in Grundy County, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 256 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	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201	5.7%	4,455
Minooka Community High School District 111	5.1%	2,850
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C	5.4%	818
Morris School District 54	3.4%	1,028
Morris Community High School District 101	2.4%	876
Coal City Community Unit School District 1	0.5%	2,106