Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 18.8% of the 13,008 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 12 districts in Grundy County, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,020 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 | Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 | 22.9% | 4,455 |
| Minooka Community High School District 111 | 20.6% | 2,850 |
| Morris School District 54 | 21.3% | 1,028 |
| Coal City Community Unit School District 1 | 10.3% | 2,106 |
| Morris Community High School District 101 | 21.3% | 876 |
| Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C | 16.7% | 818 |
| Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C | 10% | 301 |
| Braceville School District 75 | 15.7% | 115 |
| Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73 | 10.7% | 150 |
| Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C | 8.6% | 151 |
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