Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
This is a 2.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Jack Hille Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 476 students.
Forest Ridge School District 142 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Oak Forest.
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Ridge Early Childhood Center | 224 | 0% |
| Jack Hille Middle School | 476 | -8.8% |
| Kerkstra Elementary School | 417 | 3% |
| Lee R. Foster Elementary School | 381 | 0% |
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