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Joliet West High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
401 N Larkin Ave
Joliet, IL 60435
Phone
(815) 727-6940
District
Joliet Twp HSD 204
County
WILL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
3541
Classroom Teachers
169

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.1% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Joliet West High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
19%
27%
21%
29%
16%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
19
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 863 24.4%
Grade 10 925 26.1%
Grade 11 836 23.6%
Grade 12 917 25.9%
Total 3541 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.7% 20.8% 48.2%
Black 21.6% 18.6% 17.2%
Hispanic 47.2% 59.5% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 0.9% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 127,917 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,188.1 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.5% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.0% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 45,567 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 12.3% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.0% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.1% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.0% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.6% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.6% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.0% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,841 $61,163,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,236 $8,551,000 6.2%
Staff $403 $2,786,000 2.0%
General Administration $620 $4,289,000 3.1%
School Administration $692 $4,788,000 3.5%
Operation $1,401 $9,692,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,126 $7,790,000 5.7%
Other $2,667 $18,449,000 13.5%
Total Support $8,145 $56,345,000 41.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,840 $19,647,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $19,826 $137,155,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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