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Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 6 towns

Serves Troy Township, Shorewood, Aux Sable Township, Channahon, Minooka and Seward Township, and parts of Joliet and Lisbon Township.

Troy Township’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Illinois school districts

Students
4,361
Schools
7
Spent per student
$16,775
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$43.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Illinois districts
  • Spends 22% less per student than the IL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $43.8M, about $10,053 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Troy Township 50,168B−Shorewood 18,536B+Aux Sable Township 15,963B+Channahon 14,530BMinooka 12,899BSeward Township 6,806

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Troy Township. Grade by grade →

PK–46 elementary schoolsTroy Community Consolidated School District 30C
7–8Troy Middle SchoolTroy Community Consolidated School District 30C
9–123 high schoolsJoliet Township High School District 204

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency25%
State average 25.8% · 2,219 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 29.9% · 3,009 students tested

Graduation rate 82% at Joliet Twp HSD 204, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,775 per student · 22% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 43%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 42%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,537’20
4,493’21
4,499’22
4,457’23
4,361’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Hispanic 25%Black 7%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Minooka Primary Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Minooka
247 students15:1
Aux Sable
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Minooka
B
617 students15:1
Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Joliet
B−
553 students14:1
Minooka Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Minooka
B−
504 students13:1
Walnut Trails Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Shorewood
A
475 students12:1
Minooka Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Minooka
B−
941 students15:1
Minooka Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Minooka
B
1,024 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Joliet Township High School District 204Channahon Township, Elwood, Joliet Township
$20,589per student
Morris Community High School District 101Goose Lake Township, Saratoga Township
$13,309per student
Plainfield School District 202Na-Au-Say Township, Plainfield Township, Plainfield
$17,046per student
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115Kendall Township, Plattville
$16,791per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.