What was most represented ethnicity in Grundy County school districts in 2024-25?

White students made up the majority of enrollment in Grundy County school districts in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 12,865 students enrolled in Grundy County school districts, 69.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second-largest group, accounting for 21% of enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Grundy County school districts, representing 70.7% of the student body.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201, and Minooka Community High School District 111 had the most diverse student body in Grundy County, including American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, multiracial, and white students.

In the 2024-25 school year, total enrollment in Grundy County school districts dropped 1.3% compared with the previous year.

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

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.

As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.