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Grundy County enrollment in 2021-22 school year

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Grundy County schools welcomed 12,703 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is an increase of 0.3% over the previous school year.

Grundy County had the 21st highest enrollment numbers in the state.

According to the data, the student body comprised of 51% boys, and 49% girls.

Most of the students enrolled in the county were white, representing 73.5% of its student body.

Within Grundy County, Minooka Community High School had the highest enrollment in the school year, welcoming 2,783 students.

In 2022, Illinois had almost 2 million students enrolled in nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's 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 five years.

Enrollment in Grundy County Schools Over 5 Years

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Enrollment of Grundy County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolCityEnrollment
Aux Sable Elementary SchoolMinooka597
Braceville Elementary SchoolBraceville109
Coal City Early Childhood CenterCoal City390
Coal City Elementary SchoolCoal City267
Coal City High SchoolCoal City597
Coal City Intermediate SchoolCoal City303
Coal City Middle SchoolCoal City499
Gardner Elementary SchoolGardner155
Gardner-South Wilmington High SchoolGardner168
Jones Elementary SchoolJoliet554
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary SchoolMazon169
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle SchoolMazon128
Minooka Community High SchoolMinooka2,783
Minooka Elementary SchoolMinooka522
Minooka Intermediate SchoolMinooka1,019
Minooka Junior High SchoolMinooka1,064
Morris Community High SchoolMorris843
Nettle Creek Elementary SchoolMorris84
Saratoga Elementary SchoolMorris782
Shabbona Middle SchoolMorris344
South Wilmington Grade SchoolSouth Wilmington79
Walnut Trails Elementary SchoolShorewood515
White Oak ElementaryMorris732