South Cook News

There were 583 white students enrolled in Pleasantdale School District 107 in the 2021-22 school year, 5.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Pleasantdale School District 107 welcomed 832 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 71.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Pleasantdale School District 107 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Burr Ridge.

Among the two schools in Pleasantdale School District 107, Pleasantdale Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 338 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	820	583	71.1%
2021	830	618	74.5%
2020	837	619	74%
2019	827	610	73.8%
2018	832	607	73%