Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter
This is a 2.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Chicago Heights Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 847 students.
Chicago Heights School District 170 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Chicago Heights.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School | 126 | 2.4% |
| Greenbriar Elementary School | 149 | -5.1% |
| Chicago Heights Middle School | 847 | -8.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 82 | 26.2% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 306 | -1.3% |
| U.S. Grant Elementary School | 141 | -6.6% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | 154 | 3.4% |
| Wilson Elementary School | 124 | -20% |
| Garfield Elementary School | 198 | 1.5% |
| Washington-McKinley Elementary School | 294 | 8.5% |
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