Jim Bax Board Member | Orland School District 135
Jim Bax Board Member | Orland School District 135
This is a 0.2% increase over the previous school year.
Century Junior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 679 students.
Orland School District 135 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Orland Park.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Orland Center School | 360 | -10.7% |
| High Point Elementary School | 458 | -2.1% |
| Meadow Ridge School | 599 | -2.8% |
| Century Junior High School | 679 | 9.5% |
| Orland Junior High School | 534 | -1.1% |
| Liberty Elementary School | 600 | -2.8% |
| Centennial School | 464 | 19.9% |
| Jerling Junior High School | 627 | 0.3% |
| Prairie Elementary School | 510 | 5.2% |
| Orland Park Elementary School | 330 | -14.9% |
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