South Cook News

There were 29 white students enrolled in Sunnybrook School District 171 in the 2021-22 school year, 16% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Sunnybrook School District 171 welcomed 1,062 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 3.0% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Sunnybrook School District 171 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Lansing.

Among the two schools in Sunnybrook School District 171, Nathan Hale Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 22 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	960	29	3%
2021	928	25	2.7%
2020	979	25	2.6%
2019	1,011	32	3.2%
2018	1,062	43	4%