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Matteson Elementary School District 162 Education: 25 white students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences

IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences

There were 25 white students enrolled in Matteson Elementary School District 162 in the 2021-22 school year, 16.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Matteson Elementary School District 162 welcomed 2,729 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Matteson Elementary School District 162 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Richton Park.

Among the seven schools in Matteson Elementary School District 162, Matteson Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 10 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.

Ethnicities in Matteson Elementary School District 162 in 2021-22 School Year

Black [90.6%]Hispanic [5.6%]Ethnicities <5% [3.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Matteson Elementary School District 162 During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
20222,362251.1%
20212,367301.3%
20202,559401.6%
20192,654491.8%
20182,729531.9%

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