Grundy Reporter

There were 2,617 Hispanic students enrolled in Grundy County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Hispanic students made up 20.1% of the 13,028 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Grundy County, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,053 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	Hispanic Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201	23.8%	4,418
Minooka Community High School District 111	22.3%	2,882
Morris School District 54	24.8%	1,051
Coal City Community Unit School District 1	11.4%	2,126
Morris Community High School District 101	23.1%	863
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C	18.5%	806
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C	10.6%	310
Braceville School District 75	18.1%	116
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73	9.8%	153