North Cook News

There were 5,825 white students enrolled in Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 welcomed 15,003 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 38.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Schaumburg.

Among the 28 schools in Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54, Michael Collins Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 414 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	14,957	5,825	38.9%
2021	15,179	5,994	39.5%
2020	15,511	6,254	40.3%
2019	15,328	6,270	40.9%
2018	15,003	6,181	41.2%