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Forest Ridge School District 142 Education: 817 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 817 white students enrolled in Forest Ridge School District 142 in the 2021-22 school year, 8.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Forest Ridge School District 142 welcomed 1,677 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 55.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Forest Ridge School District 142 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Oak Forest.

Among the four schools in Forest Ridge School District 142, Jack Hille Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 297 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 Forest Ridge School District 142 in 2021-22 School Year

White [55.5%]Hispanic [28.6%]Black [9.2%]Ethnicities <5% [6.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in Forest Ridge School District 142 During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
20221,47381755.5%
20211,53689258.1%
20201,65097258.9%
20191,6681,03862.2%
20181,6771,06763.6%

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