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Chicago Public School District 299 had the highest enrollment among Cook County districts, welcoming 321,668 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.6% of them were boys, and 49.4% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Chicago Public School District 299 students was Hispanic, comprising 47.1% of the student population.

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Among the 151 districts in Cook County, Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 ranked second in enrollment numbers with 15,038 students, while Township High School District 211 welcomed 12,117 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Chicago Public School District 299 roughly covers schools within Cook County with its main office in Chicago.

In the previous school year, Chicago Public School District 299 also had the highest number of students among Cook County districts.

Illinois has approved a new budget for 2025 that increases funds for K-12 education to $8.6 billion, $350 million above 2024.

Lawmakers also approved a new bill that creates a statewide child tax credit, which allows families to receive $300 per child under 17 years. This comes after a similar aid was granted from the federal government, as part of the American Rescue Plan.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Chicago Public School District 299	Chicago	321,668
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54	Schaumburg	15,038
Township High School District 211	Palatine	12,117
Township High School District 214	Arlington Heights	11,956
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15	Palatine	11,109
Cicero School District 99	Cicero	8,555
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201	Cicero	7,870
Consolidated High School District 230	Orland Park	7,580
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65	Evanston	6,193
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21	Wheeling	6,156
Maine Township High School District 207	Park Ridge	6,138
Community Consolidated School District 59	Elk Grove Village	5,822
Oak Park Elementary School District 97	Oak Park	5,540
Community High School District 218	Oak Lawn	5,429
Arlington Heights School District 25	Arlington Heights	5,266
Orland School District 135	Orland Park	5,143
Northfield Township High School District 225	Glenview	5,030
Bremen Community High School District 228	Midlothian	4,854
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64	Park Ridge	4,588
Niles Township Community High School District 219	Skokie	4,549
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62	Des Plaines	4,444
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34	Glenview	4,281
Thornton Township High School District 205	South Holland	4,239
Proviso Township High School District 209	Forest Park	4,125
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	Melrose Park	4,096
Lyons Township High School District 204	La Grange	3,713
New Trier Township High School District 203	Northfield	3,700
East Maine School District 63	Des Plaines	3,623
Leyden Community High School District 212	Franklin Park	3,522
Evanston Township High School District 202	Evanston	3,499
Kirby School District 140	Tinley Park	3,459
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	Oak Lawn	3,301
North Palos School District 117	Palos Hills	3,298
Wilmette School District 39	Wilmette	3,257
Oak Park and River Forest District 200	Oak Park	3,226
Burbank School District 111	Burbank	3,161
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215	Lansing	3,143
Bloom Township High School District 206	Chicago Heights	3,079
Berwyn South School District 100	Berwyn	2,998
La Grange School District 102	La Grange Park	2,899
Cook County School District 130	Blue Island	2,887
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401	Elmwood Park	2,830
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233	Flossmoor	2,751
Chicago Heights School District 170	Chicago Heights	2,603
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A	Lemont	2,567
Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144	Markham	2,506
Berwyn North School District 98	Berwyn	2,462
Lansing School District 158	Lansing	2,444
Mannheim School District 83	Franklin Park	2,378
Indian Springs School District 109	Justice	2,363
Community Consolidated School District 146	Tinley Park	2,354
Matteson Elementary School District 162	Richton Park	2,335
Ridgeland School District 122	Oak Lawn	2,322
Rich Township High School District 227	Matteson	2,304
Flossmoor School District 161	Chicago Heights	2,294
Dolton School District 149	Calumet City	2,227
Mount Prospect School District 57	Mount Prospect	2,113
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	Palos Park	2,090
Lyons School District 103	Lyons	2,072
Berkeley School District 87	Berkeley	2,051
Dolton School District 148	Riverdale	1,968
Bellwood School District 88	Bellwood	1,939
Reavis Township High School District 220	Burbank	1,893
Northbrook School District 28	Northbrook	1,842
Homewood School District 153	Homewood	1,831
Skokie School District 69	Skokie	1,819
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229	Oak Lawn	1,792
Argo Community High School District 217	Summit	1,771
Riverside School District 96	Riverside	1,712
Winnetka School District 36	Winnetka	1,710
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124	Evergreen Park	1,708
Skokie School District 68	Skokie	1,694
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208	Riverside	1,637
Elementary School District 159	Matteson	1,624
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126	Alsip	1,529
Harvey School District 152	Harvey	1,528
Park Forest School District 163	Park Forest	1,508
Forest Ridge School District 142	Oak Forest	1,498
River Trails School District 26	Mount Prospect	1,484
Midlothian School District 143	Midlothian	1,477
Prospect Heights School District 23	Prospect Heights	1,461
Western Springs School District 101	Western Springs	1,426
Summit School District 104	Summit	1,423
Steger School District 194	Steger	1,420
South Holland School District 151	South Holland	1,402
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	Chicago Ridge	1,377
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95	Brookfield	1,354
Schiller Park School District 81	Schiller Park	1,350
River Forest School District 90	River Forest	1,338
Northbrook Elementary School District 27	Northbrook	1,325
Lemont Township High School District 210	Lemont	1,301
Franklin Park School District 84	Franklin Park	1,239
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	Northbrook	1,239
Glencoe School District 35	Glencoe	1,202
Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5	Posen	1,201
Community Consolidated School District 168	Sauk Village	1,200
Lincolnwood School District 74	Lincolnwood	1,200
La Grange School District 105 South	La Grange	1,168
Norridge School District 80	Norridge	1,114
Arbor Park School District 145	Oak Forest	1,089
Westchester School District 92-5	Westchester	1,042
Skokie School District 73-5	Skokie	1,039
LaGrange Highlands School District 106	La Grange Highlands	1,003
Worth School District 127	Worth	998
Country Club Hills School District 160	Country Club Hills	993
Brookwood School District 167	Glenwood	988
Calumet City School District 155	Calumet City	967
Sunnybrook School District 171	Lansing	961
West Northfield School District 31	Northbrook	947
Ridgewood Community High School District 234	Norridge	919
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231	Evergreen Park	889
Morton Grove School District 70	Morton Grove	874
Calumet Public School District 132	Calumet Park	865
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park	Chicago	853
Hazel Crest School District 152-5	Hazel Crest	829
Pleasantdale School District 107	Burr Ridge	819
South Holland School District 150	South Holland	802
Palos Heights School District 128	Palos Heights	783
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	Calumet City	768
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147	Harvey	726
River Grove School District 85-5	River Grove	719
Lincoln Elementary School District 156	Calumet City	704
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	Chicago	699
Forest Park School District 91	Forest Park	694
Fairview School District 72	Skokie	685
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont	Chicago	671
Golf Elementary School District 67	Morton Grove	643
Union Ridge School District 86	Harwood Heights	643
Niles Elementary School District 71	Niles	629
Avoca School District 37	Wilmette	614
Southland College Prep Charter High School	Richton Park	578
Atwood Heights School District 125	Alsip	577
Betty Shabazz International Charter School	Chicago	575
Komarek School District 94	North Riverside	526
East Prairie School District 73	Skokie	524
Rhodes School District 84-5	River Grove	491
Sunset Ridge School District 29	Northfield	484
Kenilworth School District 38	Kenilworth	482
Pennoyer School District 79	Norridge	434
Hillside School District 93	Hillside	423
Ford Heights School District 169	Ford Heights	415
Sandridge School District 172	Lynwood	400
Willow Springs School District 108	Willow Springs	385
Bronzeville Academy Charter School	Chicago	332
Lindop School District 92	Broadview	309
Central Stickney School District 110	Chicago	296
Thornton School District 154	Thornton	243
General George Patton School District 133	Riverdale	205
Rosemont Elementary School District 78	Rosemont	202
Burnham School District 154-5	Burnham	140
ACE Amandla Charter School	Chicago	136