North Cook News

There were 381 white students enrolled in Sunset Ridge School District 29 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Sunset Ridge School District 29 welcomed 485 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 81.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Sunset Ridge School District 29 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Northfield.

Among the two schools in Sunset Ridge School District 29, Sunset Ridge Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 208 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	465	381	81.9%
2021	466	384	82.4%
2020	467	393	84.2%
2019	477	407	85.3%
2018	485	419	86.4%