Joliet West High School

Joliet West High School operates as a sprawling secondary school in Joliet, Illinois, overseen by Joliet Twp HSD 204. Current enrollment sits at 3,451 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 314% larger than the state mean of about 834.

Across the 2 schools in Joliet Twp HSD 204 (6,746 students total), Joliet West High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Joliet West High School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% White, 22% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 168 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Will County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, Joliet West High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Will County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Joliet West High School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pershing Elem School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Joliet West High School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 21.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joliet West High School has increased 4%, going from 3,310 students in 2018 to 3,451 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 37% to 47%.

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