IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
IL Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Wilmette School District 39 welcomed 3,617 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 74.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Wilmette School District 39 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Wilmette.
Among the six schools in Wilmette School District 39, Wilmette Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 590 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 | 3,342 | 2,487 | 74.4% |
| 2021 | 3,380 | 2,504 | 74.1% |
| 2020 | 3,514 | 2,613 | 74.4% |
| 2019 | 3,569 | 2,691 | 75.4% |
| 2018 | 3,617 | 2,733 | 75.6% |
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