South Cook News

There were 267,255 Hispanic 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 Hispanic students made up 39.2% of the 681,774 students in Cook County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.

Among the 152 districts in Cook County, Chicago Public School District 299 recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 152,962 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Chicago Public School District 299	46.7%	327,338
Cicero School District 99	97.1%	9,228
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201	90.5%	7,890
Township High School District 214	34.5%	11,907
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15	34.5%	11,080
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54	24.1%	14,957
Township High School District 211	27%	11,981
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21	50.9%	5,794
Proviso Township High School District 209	61.1%	4,415
Berwyn South School District 100	84.9%	3,103
Community Consolidated School District 59	42.1%	5,808
Leyden Community High School District 212	70.8%	3,392
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	54.1%	4,258
Community High School District 218	42.2%	5,341
Mannheim School District 83	85.6%	2,409
Berwyn North School District 98	81.1%	2,504
Burbank School District 111	58.1%	3,232
Cook County School District 130	61.8%	3,023
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62	41.1%	4,213
Chicago Heights School District 170	64.4%	2,654
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401	60.2%	2,788
Berkeley School District 87	71.2%	2,312
Lyons School District 103	76.7%	2,121
Maine Township High School District 207	25.7%	6,199
Bremen Community High School District 228	31.1%	5,038
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	43.9%	3,277
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65	21.2%	6,661
Summit School District 104	85.5%	1,515
Bloom Township High School District 206	43.2%	2,888
Reavis Township High School District 220	61.1%	1,983
Consolidated High School District 230	15.5%	7,644
Bellwood School District 88	51.1%	2,129
Argo Community High School District 217	54.6%	1,886
Lyons Township High School District 204	23.8%	3,919
Franklin Park School District 84	69.9%	1,247
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215	25.2%	3,238
East Maine School District 63	23%	3,458
Ridgeland School District 122	33.9%	2,300
Oak Park Elementary School District 97	13.7%	5,532
Orland School District 135	14.6%	5,149
Thornton Township High School District 205	16.1%	4,584
Evanston Township High School District 202	20%	3,653
Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5	61.1%	1,190
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park	83.9%	863
Lansing School District 158	28.3%	2,541
Niles Township Community High School District 219	15.7%	4,556
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229	38.9%	1,814
Midlothian School District 143	44.5%	1,561
La Grange School District 102	22.1%	2,962
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208	39.3%	1,625
Indian Springs School District 109	26.4%	2,413
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34	14.6%	4,281
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126	42.1%	1,478
Schiller Park School District 81	46.8%	1,309
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124	34%	1,796
Steger School District 194	38.9%	1,438
Northfield Township High School District 225	10.9%	5,096
Harvey School District 152	32.4%	1,647
Riverside School District 96	31.5%	1,660
South Holland School District 151	31.9%	1,512
North Palos School District 117	14.2%	3,360
Kirby School District 140	13.3%	3,487
La Grange School District 105 South	38.1%	1,192
Community Consolidated School District 146	19.6%	2,307
Oak Park and River Forest District 200	13.5%	3,329
Arlington Heights School District 25	8.3%	5,278
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95	32.3%	1,311
Forest Ridge School District 142	28.6%	1,473
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64	8.9%	4,563
Rhodes School District 84-5	75%	529
Westchester School District 92-5	37.3%	1,014
Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144	14.5%	2,582
River Grove School District 85-5	55.8%	668
Calumet City School District 155	37.8%	958
Flossmoor School District 161	15.8%	2,267
Lincoln Elementary School District 156	44.2%	779
Prospect Heights School District 23	21.8%	1,462
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147	42%	754
Skokie School District 69	18.1%	1,733
Arbor Park School District 145	28.1%	1,087
Skokie School District 68	18.5%	1,645
New Trier Township High School District 203	7.7%	3,846
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	21.1%	1,375
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231	31%	933
Atwood Heights School District 125	49.5%	574
Homewood School District 153	14.9%	1,892
Central Stickney School District 110	87.3%	315
Worth School District 127	27%	1,018
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	13.2%	2,017
Komarek School District 94	52.7%	490
River Trails School District 26	16.9%	1,499
Rich Township High School District 227	9.7%	2,595
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont	44.5%	555
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233	8.4%	2,720
Elementary School District 159	13%	1,661
Brookwood School District 167	20%	1,065
Wilmette School District 39	6.3%	3,342
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A	8.8%	2,395
Ridgewood Community High School District 234	26.8%	784
Hillside School District 93	50.4%	407
Community Consolidated School District 168	15.9%	1,262
Calumet Public School District 132	20.6%	959
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	23.2%	836
Sunnybrook School District 171	19.6%	960
Park Forest School District 163	12.6%	1,480
River Forest School District 90	13%	1,387
Norridge School District 80	17.2%	1,052
Willow Springs School District 108	49%	357
Mount Prospect School District 57	7.3%	2,247
Lemont Township High School District 210	11.5%	1,364
Union Ridge School District 86	23.3%	648
Forest Park School District 91	21.4%	700
Morton Grove School District 70	17%	854
Skokie School District 73-5	13%	1,044
Pleasantdale School District 107	16.2%	820
Matteson Elementary School District 162	5.6%	2,362
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	22.8%	569
LaGrange Highlands School District 106	12.7%	982
Palos Heights School District 128	16.1%	726
Niles Elementary School District 71	18.3%	630
East Prairie School District 73	18.2%	543
Dolton School District 149	4.4%	2,242
Fairview School District 72	13.5%	703
West Northfield School District 31	10%	907
Western Springs School District 101	6.1%	1,484
Avoca School District 37	12.5%	721
Burnham School District 154-5	54.2%	166
Hazel Crest School District 152-5	10.5%	849
Country Club Hills School District 160	7.1%	1,236
Thornton School District 154	37.8%	233
Lindop School District 92	22%	381
Northbrook School District 28	4.1%	1,815
Glencoe School District 35	6.1%	1,200
Pennoyer School District 79	17.7%	401
Lincolnwood School District 74	5.7%	1,219
Golf Elementary School District 67	9.9%	684
Dolton School District 148	3.4%	1,894
South Holland School District 150	7.9%	808
Rosemont Elementary School District 78	28.9%	211
Sandridge School District 172	16.2%	359
Winnetka School District 36	3.4%	1,609
Northbrook Elementary School District 27	3.7%	1,309
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	3.7%	1,249
Southland College Prep Charter High School	4.9%	575
ACE Amandla Charter School	22.2%	126
Sunset Ridge School District 29	4.7%	465
Kenilworth School District 38	4.3%	464
Ford Heights School District 169	4.2%	433
General George Patton School District 133	5.2%	210
Urban Prep West Charter School	0%	91
Betty Shabazz International Charter School	0%	558
Bronzeville Academy Charter School	0%	339