South Cook News

There were 1,268 white students enrolled in Indian Springs School District 109 in the 2021-22 school year, 8.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Indian Springs School District 109 welcomed 2,869 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 52.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Indian Springs School District 109 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Justice.

Among the six schools in Indian Springs School District 109, George T. Wilkins Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 280 students.

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 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	2,413	1,268	52.5%
2021	2,449	1,385	56.6%
2020	2,669	1,533	57.4%
2019	2,799	1,637	58.5%
2018	2,869	1,732	60.4%