Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Bremen Community High School District 228 welcomed 5,089 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 26.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Bremen Community High School District 228 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Midlothian.
Among the four schools in Bremen Community High School District 228, Oak Forest High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 720 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 | 5,038 | 1,318 | 26.2% |
| 2021 | 5,018 | 1,327 | 26.4% |
| 2020 | 4,969 | 1,371 | 27.6% |
| 2019 | 5,084 | 1,455 | 28.6% |
| 2018 | 5,089 | 1,524 | 29.9% |
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