North Cook News

There were 2,487 white students enrolled in Wilmette School District 39 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

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%