North Cook News

There were 6,178 white students enrolled in Township High School District 214 in the 2021-22 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Township High School District 214 welcomed 12,029 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 51.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Township High School District 214 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Arlington Heights.

Among the six schools in Township High School District 214, Prospect High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,594 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	11,907	6,178	51.9%
2021	11,895	6,241	52.5%
2020	11,774	6,249	53.1%
2019	12,032	6,508	54.1%
2018	12,029	6,546	54.4%