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Park Forest School District 163 welcomes 1,480 students in 2021-22 school year

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Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Park Forest School District 163 welcomed 1,480 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.

Michelle Obama School of Technology and the ARTS had the largest enrollment in the district with 520 students.

Park Forest School District 163 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Park Forest.

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.

Enrollment in Park Forest School District 163 Over the Years

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