South Cook News

There were 2,611 white students enrolled in Kirby School District 140 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Kirby School District 140 welcomed 3,585 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 74.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Kirby School District 140 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Tinley Park.

Among the seven schools in Kirby School District 140, Prairie View Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 482 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	3,487	2,611	74.9%
2021	3,471	2,646	76.2%
2020	3,606	2,867	79.5%
2019	3,578	2,822	78.9%
2018	3,585	2,826	78.8%