South Cook News

There were 42,401 Asian students enrolled in Cook County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 6.2% of the 681,774 students in Cook County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity.

Among the 152 districts in Cook County, Chicago Public School District 299 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 14,367 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Cook County.

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 3% 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.

District	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Chicago Public School District 299	4.4%	327,338
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54	26.4%	14,957
Township High School District 211	21.6%	11,981
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15	18.9%	11,080
Niles Township Community High School District 219	33.1%	4,556
East Maine School District 63	30.3%	3,458
Northfield Township High School District 225	19.4%	5,096
Township High School District 214	8.2%	11,907
Maine Township High School District 207	14.1%	6,199
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34	20.3%	4,281
Arlington Heights School District 25	13%	5,278
Community Consolidated School District 59	11.5%	5,808
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21	11%	5,794
Skokie School District 69	32.5%	1,733
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62	12.9%	4,213
Skokie School District 68	31.4%	1,645
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	37.4%	1,249
Lincolnwood School District 74	36.1%	1,219
New Trier Township High School District 203	9.8%	3,846
Consolidated High School District 230	4.8%	7,644
Skokie School District 73-5	31%	1,044
West Northfield School District 31	35.6%	907
Wilmette School District 39	9.5%	3,342
Northbrook Elementary School District 27	23.5%	1,309
River Trails School District 26	20.4%	1,499
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65	4.4%	6,661
Orland School District 135	5.2%	5,149
Morton Grove School District 70	30.6%	854
Northbrook School District 28	14.3%	1,815
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64	5.6%	4,563
Golf Elementary School District 67	34.9%	684
Fairview School District 72	32.3%	703
Mount Prospect School District 57	9.1%	2,247
Evanston Township High School District 202	5.4%	3,653
Avoca School District 37	27.3%	721
East Prairie School District 73	33.3%	543
Oak Park Elementary School District 97	3.1%	5,532
Kirby School District 140	4.5%	3,487
Prospect Heights School District 23	10.6%	1,462
Oak Park and River Forest District 200	4.1%	3,329
Arbor Park School District 145	11.6%	1,087
Niles Elementary School District 71	19.8%	630
Bremen Community High School District 228	2.3%	5,038
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A	4.8%	2,395
North Palos School District 117	3.4%	3,360
Norridge School District 80	9.1%	1,052
River Forest School District 90	6.8%	1,387
Leyden Community High School District 212	2.7%	3,392
Lyons Township High School District 204	2.3%	3,919
Schiller Park School District 81	6%	1,309
Ridgewood Community High School District 234	9.7%	784
Ridgeland School District 122	3.1%	2,300
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	2.2%	3,277
Burbank School District 111	2.2%	3,232
Community High School District 218	1.3%	5,341
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401	2.4%	2,788
Lemont Township High School District 210	4.8%	1,364
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	3.2%	2,017
Pleasantdale School District 107	7.3%	820
Glencoe School District 35	4.9%	1,200
Mannheim School District 83	2.4%	2,409
Union Ridge School District 86	8.3%	648
La Grange School District 102	1.8%	2,962
Winnetka School District 36	3.2%	1,609
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201	0.6%	7,890
Harvey School District 152	2.7%	1,647
Community Consolidated School District 146	2%	2,307
Riverside School District 96	2.6%	1,660
LaGrange Highlands School District 106	4.3%	982
Franklin Park School District 84	3%	1,247
Sunset Ridge School District 29	8.2%	465
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229	2%	1,814
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126	2.4%	1,478
Indian Springs School District 109	1.4%	2,413
Berwyn South School District 100	1.1%	3,103
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208	2%	1,625
Argo Community High School District 217	1.6%	1,886
Reavis Township High School District 220	1.6%	1,983
Pennoyer School District 79	7.7%	401
Proviso Township High School District 209	0.7%	4,415
Berwyn North School District 98	1.2%	2,504
Forest Ridge School District 142	2%	1,473
Thornton Township High School District 205	0.6%	4,584
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	2%	1,375
Westchester School District 92-5	2.7%	1,014
Lyons School District 103	1.2%	2,121
La Grange School District 105 South	2.1%	1,192
Lansing School District 158	0.9%	2,541
Berkeley School District 87	1%	2,312
Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5	1.8%	1,190
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215	0.6%	3,238
Summit School District 104	1.4%	1,515
Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144	0.8%	2,582
Kenilworth School District 38	4.3%	464
Komarek School District 94	4.1%	490
Western Springs School District 101	1.3%	1,484
Forest Park School District 91	2.7%	700
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233	0.7%	2,720
River Grove School District 85-5	2.5%	668
Flossmoor School District 161	0.7%	2,267
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	2.6%	569
Cook County School District 130	0.5%	3,023
Matteson Elementary School District 162	0.6%	2,362
Worth School District 127	1.3%	1,018
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95	0.9%	1,311
Rhodes School District 84-5	2.3%	529
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	0.3%	4,258
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124	0.6%	1,796
Rich Township High School District 227	0.4%	2,595
Ford Heights School District 169	0%	433
Hazel Crest School District 152-5	0%	849
Hillside School District 93	0%	407
Homewood School District 153	0%	1,892
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	0%	836
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont	0%	555
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park	0%	863
Calumet City School District 155	0%	958
Calumet Public School District 132	0%	959
Community Consolidated School District 168	0%	1,262
Central Stickney School District 110	0%	315
Chicago Heights School District 170	0%	2,654
Cicero School District 99	0%	9,228
Country Club Hills School District 160	0%	1,236
Atwood Heights School District 125	0%	574
Bellwood School District 88	0%	2,129
Bloom Township High School District 206	0%	2,888
Brookwood School District 167	0%	1,065
Burnham School District 154-5	0%	166
Lincoln Elementary School District 156	0%	779
Lindop School District 92	0%	381
Elementary School District 159	0%	1,661
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231	0%	933
Rosemont Elementary School District 78	0%	211
Midlothian School District 143	0%	1,561
Thornton School District 154	0%	233
Sandridge School District 172	0%	359
South Holland School District 150	0%	808
South Holland School District 151	0%	1,512
Southland College Prep Charter High School	0%	575
Steger School District 194	0%	1,438
Sunnybrook School District 171	0%	960
Palos Heights School District 128	0%	726
Park Forest School District 163	0%	1,480
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147	0%	754
Willow Springs School District 108	0%	357
Dolton School District 148	0%	1,894
Dolton School District 149	0%	2,242
General George Patton School District 133	0%	210
Urban Prep West Charter School	0%	91
ACE Amandla Charter School	0%	126
Betty Shabazz International Charter School	0%	558
Bronzeville Academy Charter School	0%	339