South Cook News

There were 268 white students enrolled in Flossmoor School District 161 in the 2021-22 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Flossmoor School District 161 welcomed 2,360 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 11.8% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Flossmoor School District 161 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Chicago Heights.

Among the five schools in Flossmoor School District 161, Western Avenue Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 119 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	2,267	268	11.8%
2021	2,245	287	12.8%
2020	2,310	313	13.5%
2019	2,291	323	14.1%
2018	2,360	354	15%