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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 65.0% of Worth School District 127’s student body 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 662 white students enrolled in Worth School District 127 in the 2021-22 school year, 5.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Worth School District 127 welcomed 1,195 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 65.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Worth School District 127 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Worth.

Among the three schools in Worth School District 127, Worth Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 255 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 Worth School District 127 in 2021-22 School Year

White [65%]Hispanic [27%]Ethnicities <5% [6.6%]
Enrollment Demographics in Worth School District 127 During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
20221,01866265%
20211,05369866.3%
20201,08773667.7%
20191,11777169%
20181,19583870.1%

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