South Cook News

There were 452 white students enrolled in Homewood School District 153 in the 2021-22 school year, 3.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Homewood School District 153 welcomed 2,025 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 23.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Homewood School District 153 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Homewood.

Among the three schools in Homewood School District 153, Winston Churchill School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 161 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	1,892	452	23.9%
2021	1,872	467	24.9%
2020	1,969	540	27.4%
2019	1,999	555	27.8%
2018	2,025	591	29.2%