South Cook News

There were 1,126 white students enrolled in Burbank School District 111 in the 2021-22 school year, 10.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Burbank School District 111 welcomed 3,657 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 34.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Burbank School District 111 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Burbank.

Among the eight schools in Burbank School District 111, Liberty Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 392 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	3,232	1,126	34.8%
2021	3,275	1,254	38.3%
2020	3,512	1,412	40.2%
2019	3,577	1,524	42.6%
2018	3,657	1,652	45.2%