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How many Black students were enrolled in Cook County districts in 2022-23 school year?

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Pedro Martinez Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools | Chicago Public Schools

Pedro Martinez Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools | Chicago Public Schools

There were 177,075 Black students enrolled in Cook County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 26.4% of the 672,009 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 152 districts in Cook County, Chicago Public School District 299 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 114,010 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.

Ethnicities in Cook County in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic [39.3%]Black [26.4%]White [24.7%]Asian [6.3%]Ethnicities <5 [3.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Cook County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
DistrictBlack Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Chicago Public School District 29935.7%319,769
Thornton Township High School District 20579.1%4,425
Matteson Elementary School District 16288.8%2,358
Dolton School District 14994.2%2,201
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 21565%3,183
Rich Township High School District 22783.4%2,383
Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 14480.1%2,482
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 23372.1%2,753
Dolton School District 14893.7%1,906
Bremen Community High School District 22835.1%5,060
Flossmoor School District 16165.3%2,315
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 6523%6,316
Proviso Township High School District 20934.2%4,197
Bloom Township High School District 20646.7%2,936
Lansing School District 15855.2%2,433
Elementary School District 15980.7%1,655
Community High School District 21824.2%5,423
Park Forest School District 16380.6%1,524
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 8929.3%4,163
Homewood School District 15353.1%1,902
Bellwood School District 8848.1%2,066
South Holland School District 15166.4%1,446
Country Club Hills School District 16085.5%1,110
Harvey School District 15262%1,523
Community Consolidated School District 16875.8%1,183
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 545.9%14,925
Oak Park Elementary School District 9715.8%5,492
Evanston Township High School District 20223.4%3,602
Chicago Heights School District 17030.4%2,661
Brookwood School District 16776.8%1,050
Hazel Crest School District 152-585.8%868
Sunnybrook School District 17174.4%960
Township High School District 2115.7%12,137
South Holland School District 15090.9%766
Cook County School District 13023.2%2,928
Oak Park and River Forest District 20019.8%3,259
Calumet Public School District 13273.5%862
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 15773.6%812
Betty Shabazz International Charter School96.5%574
Calumet City School District 15556.9%936
Southland College Prep Charter High School89.5%571
Berkeley School District 8722.1%2,191
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 154.4%11,037
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 12425.7%1,735
Ford Heights School District 16994.6%447
Steger School District 19429.9%1,399
Lincoln Elementary School District 15656.3%735
Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-534.2%1,204
Consolidated High School District 2305.3%7,595
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 14754.9%720
Indian Springs School District 10915.3%2,457
Midlothian School District 14323.4%1,588
Niles Township Community High School District 2197.4%4,564
Bronzeville Academy Charter School100%330
Orland School District 1356.3%5,161
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School50.3%628
Berwyn North School District 9812%2,498
Forest Park School District 9142.5%675
Evergreen Park Community High School District 23130.7%929
Township High School District 2142.4%11,909
J. Sterling Morton High School District 2013.4%8,007
Sandridge School District 17268.6%388
Westchester School District 92-524.8%1,027
Community Consolidated School District 594.5%5,660
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 12616.6%1,506
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 1237.4%3,360
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont44.4%554
Lindop School District 9271.1%342
General George Patton School District 13396.1%228
Skokie School District 6812.8%1,637
Skokie School District 6911%1,802
Kirby School District 1405.3%3,497
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 624.4%4,234
East Maine School District 635.2%3,521
Community Consolidated School District 1467.8%2,291
Hillside School District 9340.9%435
Argo Community High School District 2179.4%1,866
Maine Township High School District 2072.7%6,114
Forest Ridge School District 14210.6%1,532
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 212.7%5,971
Cicero School District 991.7%8,774
Berwyn South School District 1004.8%2,997
La Grange School District 1024.7%2,951
North Palos School District 1174%3,369
Ridgeland School District 1225.6%2,310
Arbor Park School District 14512.1%1,067
Chicago Ridge School District 127-59.3%1,386
Lyons School District 1035.1%2,123
Lyons Township High School District 2042.9%3,787
Oak Lawn Community High School District 2296%1,788
Skokie School District 73-59.2%1,060
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 2085.2%1,647
ACE Amandla Charter School57.6%139
Atwood Heights School District 12514.5%545
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 341.8%4,297
Komarek School District 9415%501
Thornton School District 15430.6%245
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 4012.6%2,825
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park8%866
River Forest School District 905%1,363
Summit School District 1044.4%1,446
Northfield Township High School District 2251.3%5,033
Arlington Heights School District 251.2%5,281
Palos Community Consolidated School District 1182.9%2,081
Burnham School District 154-537.7%159
Leyden Community High School District 2121.5%3,494
Urban Prep West Charter School94.2%52
Lincolnwood School District 743.9%1,192
Riverside School District 962.6%1,695
Reavis Township High School District 2202.1%1,952
Burbank School District 1111.3%3,184
Worth School District 1274.1%983
Mannheim School District 831.5%2,380
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 640.8%4,619
Mount Prospect School District 571.5%2,179
East Prairie School District 735.5%559
Palos Heights School District 1283.9%767
Rhodes School District 84-55.9%509
Willow Springs School District 1087.9%382
Golf Elementary School District 674.4%657
La Grange School District 105 South2.3%1,194
Wilmette School District 390.8%3,297
New Trier Township High School District 2030.7%3,736
Fairview School District 723.4%672
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 951.7%1,334
Niles Elementary School District 713.4%639
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A0.9%2,537
Prospect Heights School District 231.4%1,449
West Northfield School District 312.1%945
Morton Grove School District 702.3%868
River Grove School District 85-52.7%707
River Trails School District 261.2%1,502
Northbrook School District 280.9%1,830
Northbrook/Glenview School District 301.1%1,247
Lemont Township High School District 2101%1,317
Northbrook Elementary School District 270.9%1,305
Schiller Park School District 810.8%1,330
LaGrange Highlands School District 1061.1%976
Franklin Park School District 840.8%1,270

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Horizon Science Acad - McKinley Park Charter SchoolForest Ridge School District 142Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157Park Forest School District 163 BoardThornton Fractional Township High School District 215Palos Community Consolidated School District 118Lindop School District 92Ridgeland School District 122Golf Elementary School District 67Northbrook School District 28Ford Heights School District 169Atwood Heights School District 125Lyons Township High School District 204 BoardPalos Heights School District 128 BoardAlsip, Hazelgreen, Oak Lawn School District 126West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147Evanston Township High School District 202Proviso Township High School District 209Burnham School District 154-5Hazel Crest School District 152-5Chicago Heights School District 170Sandridge School District 172Prospect Heights School District 23East Maine School District 63Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65Rhodes School District 84-5Urban Prep West Charter SchoolDolton School District 148East Prairie School District 73 BoardArbor Park School District 145Mannheim School District 83 BoardSouth Holland School District 150 BoardArlington Heights School District 25Sunnybrook School District 171Dolton School District 149Oak Park Elementary School District 97 BoardRiverside Brookfield High School District 208 BoardCommunity Consolidated School District 168West Northfield School District 31 BoardOak Lawn Community High School District 229Wilmette School District 39 BoardHomewood School District 153Elmwood Park Community Unit School DistrictBurbank School District 111Rich Township High School District 227Berwyn North School District 98Franklin Park School District 84Schiller Park School District 81Elementary School District 159Community Consolidated School District 62Willow Springs School District 108Forest Park School District 91Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89Township High School District 211Cook County School District 104South Holland School District 151 BoardLincoln Elementary School District 156Maine Township High School District 207Schaumburg School District 54Northbrook Elementary School District 27Skokie School District 68 BoardCountry Club Hills School District 160Reavis Township High School District 220Chicago Ridge School District 127-5Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21Brookwood School District 167Bloom Township High School District 206 BoardLa Grange School District 105 SouthJ. Sterling Morton High School District 201Niles Elementary School District 71Thornton School District 154General George Patton School District 133Morton Grove School District 70La Grange Highlands School District 106Westchester School District 92-5 BoardConsolidated High School District 230 BoardEvergreen Park Community High School District 231Komarek School District 94Northbrook/Glenview School District 30Skokie School District 73-5New Trier Township High School District 203 BoardLyons School District 103Lincolnwood School District 74 BoardRiver Grove School District 85-5Midlothian School District 143Northfield Township High School District 225Horizon Science Academy -BelmontBellwood School District 88Skokie School District 69Thornton Township High School District 205Riverside School District 96Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124Leyden Community High School District 212Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144Community High School District 218Southland College Prep Charter High SchoolLemont Township High School District 210Indian Springs School District 109 BoardRiver Trails School District 26Fairview School District 72Lansing School District 158 Board

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