Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 21.8% of John F. Kennedy Middle School’s student body in 2022-23 school year

There were 195 Hispanic students enrolled in John F. Kennedy Middle School in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that the school welcomed 893 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 21.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the school.

The school is located in Plainfield School District 202 with a central office in Plainfield.

Among the 28 schools in Plainfield School District 202, Plainfield South High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,347 students.

Illinois registered one of the largest enrollment drops during the pandemic. Since 2020, the Prarie State lost nearly 118,000 students, further intensifying a decline trend established since 2013.