North Cook News

There were 380 white students enrolled in West Northfield School District 31 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that West Northfield School District 31 welcomed 882 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 41.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

West Northfield School District 31 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Northbrook.

Among the two schools in West Northfield School District 31, Henry Winkelman Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 255 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	907	380	41.9%
2021	883	374	42.4%
2020	870	359	41.3%
2019	868	360	41.5%
2018	882	386	43.8%