Grundy Reporter

Grundy County schools welcomed 11,954 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a decrease of 19.2% from the previous school year, when there were 14,798 students enrolled in the county.

Grundy County had the 21st highest enrollment numbers in the state.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.9% identified as male, and 49.1% as female.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 71.8% of its student body.

Within Grundy County, Minooka Community High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 2,882 students.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School	City	Enrollment
Aux Sable Elementary School	Minooka	581
Braceville Elementary School	Braceville	116
Coal City Early Childhood Center	Coal City	434
Coal City Elementary School	Coal City	304
Coal City High School	Coal City	636
Coal City Intermediate School	Coal City	266
Coal City Middle School	Coal City	486
Gardner Elementary School	Gardner	148
Gardner-South Wilmington High School	Gardner	153
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School	Mazon	171
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School	Mazon	139
Minooka Community High School	Minooka	2,882
Minooka Elementary School	Minooka	491
Minooka Intermediate School	Minooka	951
Minooka Junior High School	Minooka	1,048
Minooka Primary Center	Minooka	273
Morris Community High School	Morris	863
Nettle Creek Elementary School	Morris	76
Saratoga Elementary School	Morris	806
Shabbona Middle School	Morris	337
South Wilmington Grade School	South Wilmington	79
White Oak Elementary	Morris	714