North Cook News

There were 1,009 white students enrolled in Glencoe School District 35 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Glencoe School District 35 welcomed 1,204 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 84.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Glencoe School District 35 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Glencoe.

Among the three schools in Glencoe School District 35, Central School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 480 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	1,200	1,009	84.1%
2021	1,199	1,007	84%
2020	1,175	987	84%
2019	1,180	998	84.6%
2018	1,204	1,044	86.7%