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

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

By South Cook News

Oct 26, 2024

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

Enrollment Demographics in Cook County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Chicago Public School District 299	35.7%	319,769
Thornton Township High School District 205	79.1%	4,425
Matteson Elementary School District 162	88.8%	2,358
Dolton School District 149	94.2%	2,201
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215	65%	3,183
Rich Township High School District 227	83.4%	2,383
Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144	80.1%	2,482
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233	72.1%	2,753
Dolton School District 148	93.7%	1,906
Bremen Community High School District 228	35.1%	5,060
Flossmoor School District 161	65.3%	2,315
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65	23%	6,316
Proviso Township High School District 209	34.2%	4,197
Bloom Township High School District 206	46.7%	2,936
Lansing School District 158	55.2%	2,433
Elementary School District 159	80.7%	1,655
Community High School District 218	24.2%	5,423
Park Forest School District 163	80.6%	1,524
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	29.3%	4,163
Homewood School District 153	53.1%	1,902
Bellwood School District 88	48.1%	2,066
South Holland School District 151	66.4%	1,446
Country Club Hills School District 160	85.5%	1,110
Harvey School District 152	62%	1,523
Community Consolidated School District 168	75.8%	1,183
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54	5.9%	14,925
Oak Park Elementary School District 97	15.8%	5,492
Evanston Township High School District 202	23.4%	3,602
Chicago Heights School District 170	30.4%	2,661
Brookwood School District 167	76.8%	1,050
Hazel Crest School District 152-5	85.8%	868
Sunnybrook School District 171	74.4%	960
Township High School District 211	5.7%	12,137
South Holland School District 150	90.9%	766
Cook County School District 130	23.2%	2,928
Oak Park and River Forest District 200	19.8%	3,259
Calumet Public School District 132	73.5%	862
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	73.6%	812
Betty Shabazz International Charter School	96.5%	574
Calumet City School District 155	56.9%	936
Southland College Prep Charter High School	89.5%	571
Berkeley School District 87	22.1%	2,191
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15	4.4%	11,037
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124	25.7%	1,735
Ford Heights School District 169	94.6%	447
Steger School District 194	29.9%	1,399
Lincoln Elementary School District 156	56.3%	735
Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5	34.2%	1,204
Consolidated High School District 230	5.3%	7,595
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147	54.9%	720
Indian Springs School District 109	15.3%	2,457
Midlothian School District 143	23.4%	1,588
Niles Township Community High School District 219	7.4%	4,564
Bronzeville Academy Charter School	100%	330
Orland School District 135	6.3%	5,161
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	50.3%	628
Berwyn North School District 98	12%	2,498
Forest Park School District 91	42.5%	675
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231	30.7%	929
Township High School District 214	2.4%	11,909
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201	3.4%	8,007
Sandridge School District 172	68.6%	388
Westchester School District 92-5	24.8%	1,027
Community Consolidated School District 59	4.5%	5,660
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126	16.6%	1,506
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	7.4%	3,360
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont	44.4%	554
Lindop School District 92	71.1%	342
General George Patton School District 133	96.1%	228
Skokie School District 68	12.8%	1,637
Skokie School District 69	11%	1,802
Kirby School District 140	5.3%	3,497
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62	4.4%	4,234
East Maine School District 63	5.2%	3,521
Community Consolidated School District 146	7.8%	2,291
Hillside School District 93	40.9%	435
Argo Community High School District 217	9.4%	1,866
Maine Township High School District 207	2.7%	6,114
Forest Ridge School District 142	10.6%	1,532
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21	2.7%	5,971
Cicero School District 99	1.7%	8,774
Berwyn South School District 100	4.8%	2,997
La Grange School District 102	4.7%	2,951
North Palos School District 117	4%	3,369
Ridgeland School District 122	5.6%	2,310
Arbor Park School District 145	12.1%	1,067
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	9.3%	1,386
Lyons School District 103	5.1%	2,123
Lyons Township High School District 204	2.9%	3,787
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229	6%	1,788
Skokie School District 73-5	9.2%	1,060
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208	5.2%	1,647
ACE Amandla Charter School	57.6%	139
Atwood Heights School District 125	14.5%	545
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34	1.8%	4,297
Komarek School District 94	15%	501
Thornton School District 154	30.6%	245
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401	2.6%	2,825
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park	8%	866
River Forest School District 90	5%	1,363
Summit School District 104	4.4%	1,446
Northfield Township High School District 225	1.3%	5,033
Arlington Heights School District 25	1.2%	5,281
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	2.9%	2,081
Burnham School District 154-5	37.7%	159
Leyden Community High School District 212	1.5%	3,494
Urban Prep West Charter School	94.2%	52
Lincolnwood School District 74	3.9%	1,192
Riverside School District 96	2.6%	1,695
Reavis Township High School District 220	2.1%	1,952
Burbank School District 111	1.3%	3,184
Worth School District 127	4.1%	983
Mannheim School District 83	1.5%	2,380
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64	0.8%	4,619
Mount Prospect School District 57	1.5%	2,179
East Prairie School District 73	5.5%	559
Palos Heights School District 128	3.9%	767
Rhodes School District 84-5	5.9%	509
Willow Springs School District 108	7.9%	382
Golf Elementary School District 67	4.4%	657
La Grange School District 105 South	2.3%	1,194
Wilmette School District 39	0.8%	3,297
New Trier Township High School District 203	0.7%	3,736
Fairview School District 72	3.4%	672
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95	1.7%	1,334
Niles Elementary School District 71	3.4%	639
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A	0.9%	2,537
Prospect Heights School District 23	1.4%	1,449
West Northfield School District 31	2.1%	945
Morton Grove School District 70	2.3%	868
River Grove School District 85-5	2.7%	707
River Trails School District 26	1.2%	1,502
Northbrook School District 28	0.9%	1,830
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	1.1%	1,247
Lemont Township High School District 210	1%	1,317
Northbrook Elementary School District 27	0.9%	1,305
Schiller Park School District 81	0.8%	1,330
LaGrange Highlands School District 106	1.1%	976
Franklin Park School District 84	0.8%	1,270