Grundy Reporter

There were 9,213 white students enrolled in Grundy County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 70.7% of the 13,028 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 12 districts in Grundy County, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,828 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	white Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201	64%	4,418
Minooka Community High School District 111	67%	2,882
Coal City Community Unit School District 1	84.8%	2,126
Morris School District 54	68.3%	1,051
Morris Community High School District 101	70.5%	863
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C	67.9%	806
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C	86.5%	310
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C	91.9%	148
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73	88.2%	153
Braceville School District 75	76.7%	116
South Wilmington Community Consolidated School District 74	100%	79
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C	92.1%	76