South Cook News

There were 524 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Cook County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Pacific Islander students made up 0.1% of the 672,333 students in the county. They were the least represented ethnicity.

Among the 151 districts in Cook County, Chicago Public School District 299 recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 393 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.

District	Pacific Islander Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Chicago Public School District 299	0.1%	321,668
Consolidated High School District 230	0.3%	7,580
North Palos School District 117	0.6%	3,298
Arlington Heights School District 25	0.3%	5,266
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64	0.3%	4,588
Maine Township High School District 207	0.2%	6,138
Township High School District 214	0.1%	11,956
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15	0.1%	11,109
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62	0.3%	4,444
Township High School District 211	0.1%	12,117