174,627 Black students enrolled in Cook County districts in 2023-24 school year

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By S. J. Shelton

Sep 22, 2025

There were 174,627 Black students enrolled in Cook County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Black students made up 26% of the 672,333 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the 151 districts in Cook County, Chicago Public School District 299 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 112,574 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)

Enrollment Demographics in Cook County Districts During 2023-24 School Year

District	Black Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Chicago Public School District 299	35%	321,668
Thornton Township High School District 205	77.3%	4,239
Dolton School District 149	94.3%	2,227
Matteson Elementary School District 162	88.1%	2,335
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215	65.1%	3,143
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233	73.6%	2,751
Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144	78.9%	2,506
Rich Township High School District 227	83.9%	2,304
Dolton School District 148	92.2%	1,968
Bremen Community High School District 228	33.9%	4,854
Flossmoor School District 161	65.6%	2,294
Bloom Township High School District 206	47%	3,079
Proviso Township High School District 209	34.1%	4,125
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65	22.6%	6,193
Community High School District 218	24.9%	5,429
Lansing School District 158	54.5%	2,444
Elementary School District 159	81%	1,624
Park Forest School District 163	79.1%	1,508
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	28.9%	4,096
Homewood School District 153	53.3%	1,831
Harvey School District 152	61%	1,528
South Holland School District 151	64.3%	1,402
Oak Park Elementary School District 97	16.1%	5,540
Community Consolidated School District 168	73.2%	1,200
Bellwood School District 88	44.9%	1,939
Country Club Hills School District 160	85.7%	993
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54	5.7%	15,038
Evanston Township High School District 202	23.9%	3,499
Chicago Heights School District 170	31.5%	2,603
Brookwood School District 167	76.4%	988
South Holland School District 150	89.7%	802
Sunnybrook School District 171	73.9%	961
Hazel Crest School District 152-5	83.5%	829
Township High School District 211	5.6%	12,117
Cook County School District 130	22.5%	2,887
Calumet Public School District 132	74.2%	865
Oak Park and River Forest District 200	19%	3,226
Betty Shabazz International Charter School	97.7%	575
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	72.1%	768
Calumet City School District 155	57%	967
Southland College Prep Charter High School	88.8%	578
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15	4.6%	11,109
Steger School District 194	30.4%	1,420
Consolidated High School District 230	5.5%	7,580
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124	24.5%	1,708
Berkeley School District 87	20.2%	2,051
Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5	33.5%	1,201
Ford Heights School District 169	94.9%	415
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147	53.3%	726
Lincoln Elementary School District 156	53.6%	704
Indian Springs School District 109	15.4%	2,363
Niles Township Community High School District 219	8%	4,549
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	48.6%	699
Bronzeville Academy Charter School	100%	332
Orland School District 135	6.4%	5,143
Midlothian School District 143	20.6%	1,477
Berwyn North School District 98	12.3%	2,462
Sandridge School District 172	73%	400
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231	32.1%	889
Westchester School District 92-5	27.1%	1,042
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201	3.6%	7,870
Forest Park School District 91	40.3%	694
Township High School District 214	2.3%	11,956
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont	40.4%	671
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126	17.5%	1,529
Community Consolidated School District 59	4.3%	5,822
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	7.5%	3,301
Skokie School District 68	13.6%	1,694
Community Consolidated School District 146	9.3%	2,354
Lindop School District 92	69.6%	309
Kirby School District 140	5.8%	3,459
General George Patton School District 133	96.1%	205
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62	4.4%	4,444
East Maine School District 63	5.3%	3,623
Skokie School District 69	9.8%	1,819
Hillside School District 93	41.8%	423
Argo Community High School District 217	9.5%	1,771
Forest Ridge School District 142	10.9%	1,498
Maine Township High School District 207	2.6%	6,138
Berwyn South School District 100	5.2%	2,998
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21	2.5%	6,156
Cicero School District 99	1.8%	8,555
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	10.4%	1,377
North Palos School District 117	4.2%	3,298
Ridgeland School District 122	5.4%	2,322
Arbor Park School District 145	11.5%	1,089
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229	6.8%	1,792
La Grange School District 102	4.1%	2,899
Lyons Township High School District 204	3.1%	3,713
Skokie School District 73-5	9.9%	1,039
Atwood Heights School District 125	16.5%	577
Lyons School District 103	4.4%	2,072
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208	5.4%	1,637
Komarek School District 94	15.8%	526
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park	9.4%	853
Thornton School District 154	32.5%	243
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401	2.7%	2,830
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34	1.7%	4,281
Northfield Township High School District 225	1.5%	5,030
ACE Amandla Charter School	51.5%	136
River Forest School District 90	5.1%	1,338
Arlington Heights School District 25	1.2%	5,266
Lincolnwood School District 74	5.3%	1,200
Burnham School District 154-5	41.4%	140
Summit School District 104	3.9%	1,423
Leyden Community High School District 212	1.5%	3,522
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	2.5%	2,090
Burbank School District 111	1.5%	3,161
Willow Springs School District 108	11.7%	385
Mannheim School District 83	1.6%	2,378
East Prairie School District 73	7.4%	524
Riverside School District 96	2.2%	1,712
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64	0.8%	4,588
Worth School District 127	3.5%	998
Rhodes School District 84-5	6.5%	491
Mount Prospect School District 57	1.5%	2,113
Fairview School District 72	4.5%	685
La Grange School District 105 South	2.6%	1,168
Reavis Township High School District 220	1.5%	1,893
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95	2.1%	1,354
New Trier Township High School District 203	0.8%	3,700
Palos Heights School District 128	3.6%	783
River Trails School District 26	1.8%	1,484
Golf Elementary School District 67	4.2%	643
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A	1.1%	2,567
Wilmette School District 39	0.7%	3,257
Prospect Heights School District 23	1.5%	1,461
Morton Grove School District 70	2.4%	874
West Northfield School District 31	2.2%	947
Niles Elementary School District 71	3%	629
River Grove School District 85-5	2.5%	719
Northbrook School District 28	0.9%	1,842
LaGrange Highlands School District 106	1.6%	1,003
Northbrook Elementary School District 27	1.2%	1,325
Schiller Park School District 81	1%	1,350
Lemont Township High School District 210	1.1%	1,301
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	1%	1,239