Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Summit School District 104 welcomed 1,783 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 6.0% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Summit School District 104 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Summit.
Among the five schools in Summit School District 104, Heritage Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 35 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 | 1,515 | 91 | 6% |
| 2021 | 1,578 | 107 | 6.8% |
| 2020 | 1,683 | 134 | 8% |
| 2019 | 1,684 | 135 | 8% |
| 2018 | 1,783 | 160 | 9% |
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