Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)
Data showed that Consolidated High School District 230 welcomed 7,397 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 72.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Consolidated High School District 230 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Orland Park.
Among the three schools in Consolidated High School District 230, Carl Sandburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,068 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 | 7,644 | 5,519 | 72.2% |
| 2021 | 7,416 | 5,395 | 72.7% |
| 2020 | 7,437 | 5,444 | 73.2% |
| 2019 | 7,422 | 5,543 | 74.7% |
| 2018 | 7,397 | 5,610 | 75.8% |
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