North Cook News

There were 755 white students enrolled in Norridge School District 80 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Norridge School District 80 welcomed 1,100 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 71.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Norridge School District 80 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Norridge.

Among the two schools in Norridge School District 80, J. Leigh Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 395 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	1,052	755	71.8%
2021	1,039	752	72.4%
2020	1,029	758	73.7%
2019	1,083	809	74.7%
2018	1,100	832	75.6%