Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 welcomed 1,538 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This represents a 0.6% increase over the previous school year.
Stony Creek Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 617 students.
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Alsip.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Hazelgreen Elementary School | 276 | -2.1% |
| Prairie Junior High School | 293 | -9.8% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School | 617 | 4.6% |
| Lane Elementary School | 241 | 9% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
