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Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 welcomes 2,506 students in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 welcomed 2,506 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 1% increase over the previous school year.

Prairie-Hills Junior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 803 students.

Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Markham.

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 Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Fieldcrest Elementary School25611.3%
Nob Hill Elementary School181-3.7%
Mae Jemison School304-10.6%
Markham Park Elementary School247-4.6%
Chateaux School2909.8%
Prairie-Hills Junior High School803-0.7%
Highlands Elementary School255-0.4%

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