North Cook News

There were 320 white students enrolled in Golf Elementary School District 67 in the 2021-22 school year, 5.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Golf Elementary School District 67 welcomed 658 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 46.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Golf Elementary School District 67 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Morton Grove.

Among the two schools in Golf Elementary School District 67, Hynes Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 161 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	684	320	46.8%
2021	717	339	47.3%
2020	742	352	47.4%
2019	722	347	48.1%
2018	658	321	48.8%