North Cook News

There were 396 white students enrolled in Skokie School District 73-5 in the 2021-22 school year, 5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Skokie School District 73-5 welcomed 1,102 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 37.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Skokie School District 73-5 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Skokie.

Among the three schools in Skokie School District 73-5, John Middleton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 203 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	1,044	396	37.9%
2021	1,051	377	35.9%
2020	1,096	416	38%
2019	1,120	422	37.7%
2018	1,102	411	37.3%