Grundy Reporter

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73 welcomed 153 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 2% increase over the previous school year.

Gardner-South Wilmington High School was the only school in the district.

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73 is located within Grundy County and has a main office in Gardner.

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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

School	Enrollment	Change from Previous Year (%)
Gardner-South Wilmington High School	153	2%