IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences
IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Institute of Education Sciences
Data showed that Prospect Heights School District 23 welcomed 1,587 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 63.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Prospect Heights School District 23 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Prospect Heights.
Among the four schools in Prospect Heights School District 23, MacArthur Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 352 students.
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 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of White Students | White students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,462 | 927 | 63.4% |
| 2021 | 1,472 | 940 | 63.9% |
| 2020 | 1,479 | 963 | 65.1% |
| 2019 | 1,539 | 1,019 | 66.2% |
| 2018 | 1,587 | 1,052 | 66.3% |
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