Cook County School District 130 welcomed 2,897 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 0.3% increase over the previous school year.
Nathan Hale Primary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 350 students.
Cook County School District 130 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Blue Island.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Everett F. Kerr Middle School | 299 | -5.7% |
| Nathan Hale Middle School | 329 | 0.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 334 | 6.7% |
| Paul Revere Primary School | 320 | -2.4% |
| Nathan Hale Primary School | 350 | -2% |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School | 344 | 2.4% |
| George Washington Elementary School | 226 | 8.1% |
| Nathan Hale Intermediate School | 178 | 0.6% |
| Whittier Elementary School | 146 | -1.4% |
| Paul Revere Intermediate School | 187 | -4.1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
