South Cook News

There were 21 white students enrolled in Thornton Township High School District 205 in the 2021-22 school year, 27.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Thornton Township High School District 205 welcomed 5,140 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Thornton Township High School District 205 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in South Holland.

Among the three schools in Thornton Township High School District 205, Thornwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 14 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	4,584	21	0.5%
2021	4,543	29	0.6%
2020	4,722	36	0.8%
2019	4,970	46	0.9%
2018	5,140	71	1.4%