📍 401 N Larkin Ave, Joliet, Will County, 60435
Joliet West High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 3,541 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tecara Parker. It is part of the Joliet Twp HSD 204 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 168.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joliet West High School enrolls 3,541 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 168.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,609 | 45% |
| White | 1,011 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 737 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 133 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 49 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,972 of the school's 3,541 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joliet West High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 86.
Joliet West High School is one of 4 schools in Joliet Twp HSD 204, based in Joliet, Illinois. The district serves 6,746 students district-wide and employs 364 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,541 students, Joliet West High School is larger than the district average of about 1,687 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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