Illinois Valley Times

The majority of students in Grundy County district's were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 12,894 students attending Grundy County district schools, 73.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 18.2% of Grundy County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Grundy County districts, representing 74.2% of the student body.

Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 had the most even distribution of races among county districts, including 66.9% white students, 22.3% Hispanic students, 5% African American students, 4.3% Multi-racial students, and 1.4% Asian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county increased 0.4% when compared to the previous year.

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

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped 3% between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Braceville School District 75	White	85.3%	109
Coal City Community Unit School District 1	White	86.2%	2,056
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C	White	94.2%	155
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73	White	91.1%	168
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C	White	89.9%	297
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201	White	66.9%	4,462
Minooka Community High School District 111	White	69.6%	2,783
Morris Community High School District 101	White	72.8%	843
Morris School District 54	White	73.6%	1,076
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C	White	84.5%	84
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C	White	71.2%	782
South Wilmington Community Consolidated School District 74	White	93.7%	79