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Elementary School District 159 enrollment in 2022-23 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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Elementary School District 159 welcomed 1,655 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Colin Powell Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 575 students.

Elementary School District 159 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Matteson.

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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Elementary School District 159 Over 4 Years
2019-202020-212021-222022-2318251825175017501661166116551655
Student Enrollment in Elementary School District 159 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Colin Powell Middle School575-1%
Marya Yates Elementary School257-5.5%
Sieden Prairie Elementary School223-6.3%
Woodgate Elementary School31713.2%
Sieden Prairie Elementary School223-6.3%
Neil Armstrong Elementary School283-2.4%

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