Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website
Data showed that multiracial students made up 3.4% of the 11,954 students during the 2023-24 school year. They were the second least represented ethnicity in the county schools.
Among the 22 schools in Grundy County, Minooka Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 125 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 name | % of Multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Minooka Community High School | 4.3% | 2,882 |
Saratoga Elementary School | 6.5% | 806 |
Minooka Junior High School | 4.4% | 1,048 |
Minooka Intermediate School | 4.5% | 951 |
White Oak Elementary | 3.9% | 714 |
Morris Community High School | 3.2% | 863 |
Minooka Elementary School | 3.5% | 491 |
Aux Sable Elementary School | 2.9% | 581 |
Coal City Early Childhood Center | 3.7% | 434 |
Shabbona Middle School | 3.6% | 337 |
Coal City Middle School | 2.3% | 486 |
Minooka Primary Center | 3.7% | 273 |
Coal City Elementary School | 0% | 304 |
Coal City High School | 0% | 636 |
Coal City Intermediate School | 0% | 266 |
South Wilmington Grade School | 0% | 79 |
Braceville Elementary School | 0% | 116 |
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School | 0% | 171 |
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School | 0% | 139 |
Nettle Creek Elementary School | 0% | 76 |
Gardner Elementary School | 0% | 148 |
Gardner-South Wilmington High School | 0% | 153 |
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