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School districts in Grundy County, IL
Grundy County has 12 regular public school districts, enrolling 13,098 students in 2024–25. The largest is Minooka CCSD 201 (4,361 students, 33% of the county), followed by Minooka CHSD 111 and Coal City CUSD 1. 9 of the 12 offer kindergarten. Illinois's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 12 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minooka CCSD 201 305 W Church St, Minooka also serves Kendall County and Will County | Pre-K–8 | 7 | 4,361 | 398 | (815) 467-3127 |
| Minooka CHSD 111 201 S Wabena Ave, Minooka also serves Kendall County and Will County | 9–12 | 1 | 2,918 | — | (815) 521-4311 |
| Coal City CUSD 1 550 S Carbon Hill Rd, Coal City also serves Will County | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,129 | 141 | (815) 634-2287 |
| Morris SD 54 2001 Dupont Ave, Morris | Pre-K–8 | 2 | 1,082 | 100 | (815) 942-0056 |
| Morris CHSD 101 1000 Union St, Morris also serves Kendall County | 9–12 | 1 | 926 | — | (815) 941-5326 |
| Saratoga CCSD 60C 4040 N Division St, Morris also serves Kendall County | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 786 | 72 | (815) 942-2128 |
| Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C 1013 North St, Mazon | Pre-K–8 | 2 | 316 | 26 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (815) 448-2200 |
| Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 500 E Main St, Gardner also serves Kankakee County | 9–12 | 1 | 154 | — | (815) 237-2176 |
| Gardner CCSD 72C 598 N Elm St, Gardner | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 146 | 13 | (815) 237-2313 |
| Braceville SD 75 209 N Mitchell St, Braceville | K–8 | 1 | 130 | 13 | (815) 237-8040 |
| Nettle Creek CCSD 24C 8820 Scott School Rd, Morris | K–8 | 1 | 77 | 5 | (815) 942-0511 |
| South Wilmington CCSD 74 375 Fifth Ave, S Wilmington also serves Kankakee County | K–8 | 1 | 73 | 7 | (815) 237-2281 |
Grundy County at a glance
Together the 12 districts run 24 schools from offices in 7 towns. The smallest by enrollment is South Wilmington CCSD 74, with 73 students; the median Grundy County district has 316. By grade span: 5 Pre-K–8, 3 9–12, 3 K–8 and 1 Pre-K–12. Without kindergarten: Minooka CHSD 111 (9–12), Morris CHSD 101 (9–12) and Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 (9–12).
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 9 districts that report a K grade: 775 children. The biggest kindergarten was Minooka CCSD 201's, with 398; Coal City CUSD 1 had 141, and the smallest, Nettle Creek CCSD 24C, had 5.
Grundy County holds 12 of Illinois's 855 regular districts (1.4%) and 0.7% of its 1,837,668 public school students, ranking 14th of 102 counties by number of districts and 21st by enrollment. By size, 4 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 8 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 546 students.
7 districts reach past the county line: Minooka CCSD 201 (into Kendall County and Will County), Minooka CHSD 111 (into Kendall County and Will County), Coal City CUSD 1 (into Will County), Morris CHSD 101 (into Kendall County), Saratoga CCSD 60C (into Kendall County), Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 (into Kankakee County) and South Wilmington CCSD 74 (into Kankakee County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 7 of Grundy County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. 1 of the 12 have no website on file with NCES; their office phone numbers are in the table. Websites for the rest:
Minooka CCSD 201 · Minooka CHSD 111 · Coal City CUSD 1 · Morris SD 54 · Morris CHSD 101 · Saratoga CCSD 60C · Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 · Gardner CCSD 72C · Braceville SD 75 · Nettle Creek CCSD 24C · South Wilmington CCSD 74
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