Grundy Reporter

There were 510 Black students enrolled in Grundy County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 3.9% of the 13,028 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Grundy County, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 277 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Grundy County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

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.

District	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201	6.3%	4,418
Minooka Community High School District 111	5%	2,882
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C	5.2%	806
Morris School District 54	2.8%	1,051
Morris Community High School District 101	2.1%	863