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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 6.4% of Cook County’s districts student body in 2023-24 school year

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Jianan Shi President to the Chicago Board of Education | Oficial Website

Jianan Shi President to the Chicago Board of Education | Oficial Website

There were 43,218 Asian students enrolled in Cook County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 6.4% of the 672,333 students in the county. They were the fourth most represented ethnicity.

Among the 151 districts in Cook County, Chicago Public School District 299 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 14,704 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Cook County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

Ethnic Composition of Cook County School Districts Enrollment (2023-24)

Hispanic [39.9%]Black [26%]White [24.5%]Asian [6.4%]Ethnicities <5 [3.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Cook County Districts During 2023-24 School Year
DistrictAsian Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Chicago Public School District 2994.6%321,668
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 5426%15,038
Township High School District 21121.3%12,117
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 1517.9%11,109
Niles Township Community High School District 21932.9%4,549
East Maine School District 6331.3%3,623
Northfield Township High School District 22522%5,030
Township High School District 2148.8%11,956
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 3420.4%4,281
Maine Township High School District 20713.8%6,138
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 6216.8%4,444
Arlington Heights School District 2513.2%5,266
Community Consolidated School District 5911.9%5,822
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 2111%6,156
Skokie School District 6933.6%1,819
Skokie School District 6829.2%1,694
Northbrook/Glenview School District 3036.6%1,239
Lincolnwood School District 7436.4%1,200
River Trails School District 2625.7%1,484
New Trier Township High School District 20310.2%3,700
Consolidated High School District 2304.9%7,580
West Northfield School District 3138.8%947
Northbrook Elementary School District 2725.9%1,325
Skokie School District 73-529.6%1,039
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 646.4%4,588
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 654.7%6,193
Orland School District 1355.2%5,143
Morton Grove School District 7030.8%874
Wilmette School District 398.2%3,257
Northbrook School District 2813.8%1,842
Golf Elementary School District 6734.4%643
Fairview School District 7229.2%685
Oak Park Elementary School District 973.4%5,540
East Prairie School District 7334.4%524
Mount Prospect School District 578.3%2,113
Arbor Park School District 14515.2%1,089
Prospect Heights School District 2311.1%1,461
Evanston Township High School District 2024.5%3,499
Avoca School District 3724.4%614
Kirby School District 1404.1%3,459
Niles Elementary School District 7122.6%629
North Palos School District 1174.2%3,298
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A4.9%2,567
Bremen Community High School District 2282.5%4,854
Norridge School District 8010.1%1,114
Oak Park and River Forest District 2003.3%3,226
Ridgeland School District 1224.6%2,322
Lyons Township High School District 2042.5%3,713
River Forest School District 906.6%1,338
Ridgewood Community High School District 2349.4%919
Burbank School District 1112.7%3,161
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 1232.5%3,301
Leyden Community High School District 2122.3%3,522
Palos Community Consolidated School District 1183.5%2,090
Schiller Park School District 815.3%1,350
Community High School District 2181.3%5,429
Union Ridge School District 8610.4%643
Winnetka School District 363.9%1,710
La Grange School District 1022.2%2,899
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 4012%2,830
Lemont Township High School District 2104.2%1,301
Riverside School District 963.1%1,712
Glencoe School District 354.3%1,202
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 1263.3%1,529
Pleasantdale School District 1075.6%819
Argo Community High School District 2172.6%1,771
Mannheim School District 831.9%2,378
LaGrange Highlands School District 1064.5%1,003
Indian Springs School District 1091.8%2,363
Franklin Park School District 843.3%1,239
Harvey School District 1522.7%1,528
Reavis Township High School District 2202.2%1,893
Sunset Ridge School District 297.9%484
J. Sterling Morton High School District 2010.5%7,870
Proviso Township High School District 2090.9%4,125
Pennoyer School District 798.8%434
La Grange School District 105 South3.1%1,168
Forest Ridge School District 1422.2%1,498
Community Consolidated School District 1461.3%2,354
Berwyn South School District 1000.9%2,998
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 2081.7%1,637
Oak Lawn Community High School District 2291.6%1,792
Kenilworth School District 385.4%482
Berwyn North School District 981.1%2,462
Komarek School District 944.8%526
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School3.4%699
Lyons School District 1031%2,072
River Grove School District 85-52.9%719
Lansing School District 1580.8%2,444
Chicago Ridge School District 127-51.4%1,377
Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-51.6%1,201
Thornton Township High School District 2050.4%4,239
Westchester School District 92-51.7%1,042
Palos Heights School District 1282.3%783
Worth School District 1271.7%998
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 951.2%1,354
Summit School District 1041.1%1,423
Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 1440.6%2,506
Western Springs School District 1011.1%1,426
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 2330.5%2,751
Forest Park School District 911.9%694
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 1240.7%1,708
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 890.3%4,096
Flossmoor School District 1610.4%2,294
Berkeley School District 870.5%2,051
Cook County School District 1300.3%2,887
Midlothian School District 1430.7%1,477

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Forest Ridge School District 142Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113ASouth Holland School District 151Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64Palos Community Consolidated School District 118Wilmette Public Schools District 39Intrinsic Charter SchoolsLindop School District 92Ridgeland School District 122Kenilworth School District 38Golf Elementary School District 67Cook County School District 130Northbrook School District 28Chicago Public School District 299Ford Heights School District 169Atwood Heights School District 125Alsip, Hazelgreen, Oak Lawn School District 126Matteson School District 162North Palos School District 117West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147Evanston Township High School District 202Proviso Township High School District 209Southland College Prep Charter High SchoolMount Prospect School District 57Burnham School District 154-5Hazel Crest School District 152-5Rosemont Elementary School District 78Chicago Heights School District 170Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123Sandridge School District 172West Northfield School District 31South Holland School District 150Prospect Heights School District 23East Maine School District 63Palos Heights School District 128Winnetka School District 36Berwyn South School District 100Rhodes School District 84-5Dolton School District 148Norridge School District 80Riverside Brookfield High School District 208Skokie School District 68Arbor Park School District 145Community Consolidated School District 59Bloom Township High School District 206Arlington Heights School District 25Sunset Ridge School District 29East Prairie School District 73Sunnybrook School District 171Dolton School District 149Western Springs School District 101Central Stickney School District 110Flossmoor School District 161Westchester School District 92-5Mannheim School District 83Community Consolidated School District 168Calumet Public School District 132Oak Lawn Community High School District 229River Forest Public Schools District 90Township High School District 214Oak Park - River Forest School District 200Homewood School District 153Elmwood Park Community Unit School DistrictWorth School District 127Burbank School District 111Rich Township High School District 227Berwyn North School District 98Argo Community High School District 217Franklin Park School District 84Lyons Township High School District 204Schiller Park School District 81Hillside School District 93Elementary School District 159Harvey School District 152Calumet City School District 155Willow Springs School District 108Berkeley School District 87Forest Park School District 91Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89Township High School District 211Lincoln Elementary School District 156Maine Township High School District 207Steger School District 194Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34Schaumburg School District 54Community Consolidated School District 146Northbrook Elementary School District 27Summit School District 104Country Club Hills School District 160Reavis Township High School District 220Chicago Ridge School District 127-5Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21Oak Park Elementary School District 97Brookwood School District 167La Grange School District 105 SouthJ. Sterling Morton High School District 201Cicero School District 99Niles Elementary School District 71Thornton School District 154General George Patton School District 133Orland School District 135Pleasantdale School District 107Morton Grove School District 70La Grange Highlands School District 106Pennoyer School District 79Union Ridge School District 86New Trier Township High School District 203Evergreen Park Community High School District 231Niles Township High School District 219Betty Shabazz International Charter SchoolKomarek School District 94Northbrook/Glenview School District 30Skokie School District 73-5Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62Glencoe School District 35LaGrange School District 102Lyons School District 103Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15Consolidated High School District 230River Grove School District 85-5Midlothian School District 143Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65Park Forest School District 163Northfield Township High School District 225Horizon Science Academy -BelmontBellwood School District 88Bronzeville Academy Charter SchoolSkokie School District 69Indian Springs School District 109Lincolnwood School District 74Thornton Township High School District 205Ridgewood Community High School District 234Horizon Science Academy McKinley ParkBremen Community High School District 228Riverside School District 96Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124Avoca School District 37Leyden Community High School District 212Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144Kirby School District 140Community High School District 218Lansing School District 158Brookfield-LaGrange Park School District 95Lemont Township High School District 210River Trails School District 26Fairview School District 72Ace Amandla Charter SchoolHomewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233

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