North Cook News

Of the many ethnicities represented in Cook County district's, Hispanic was the most prevalent ethnicity among Cook County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 681,774 students attending Cook County district schools, 39.2% were Hispanic. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 26.6% of Cook County's districts students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were the most common group in Cook County districts, representing 39.1% of the student body.

East Maine School District 63 had the most even distribution of races among county districts, including 30.3% Asian students, 30.1% white students, 23% Hispanic students, 11.6% Multi-racial students, and 4.7% African American students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 2.1% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Cook County.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
ACE Amandla Charter School	African American	73.8%	126
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126	Hispanic	42.1%	1,478
Arbor Park School District 145	White	43.8%	1,087
Argo Community High School District 217	Hispanic	54.6%	1,886
Arlington Heights School District 25	White	75.8%	5,278
Atwood Heights School District 125	Hispanic	49.5%	574
Avoca School District 37	White	49.8%	721
Bellwood School District 88	Hispanic	51.1%	2,129
Berkeley School District 87	Hispanic	71.2%	2,312
Berwyn North School District 98	Hispanic	81.1%	2,504
Berwyn South School District 100	Hispanic	84.9%	3,103
Betty Shabazz International Charter School	African American	97.5%	558
Bloom Township High School District 206	African American	44.7%	2,888
Bremen Community High School District 228	African American	36.1%	5,038
Bronzeville Academy Charter School	African American	100%	339
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95	White	60%	1,311
Brookwood School District 167	African American	75.3%	1,065
Burbank School District 111	Hispanic	58.1%	3,232
Burnham School District 154-5	Hispanic	54.2%	166
Calumet City School District 155	African American	58.6%	958
Calumet Public School District 132	African American	75.4%	959
Central Stickney School District 110	Hispanic	87.3%	315
Chicago Heights School District 170	Hispanic	64.4%	2,654
Chicago Public School District 299	Hispanic	46.7%	327,338
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	White	64.9%	1,375
Cicero School District 99	Hispanic	97.1%	9,228
Community Consolidated School District 146	White	64.8%	2,307
Community Consolidated School District 168	African American	76.1%	1,262
Community Consolidated School District 59	Hispanic	42.1%	5,808
Community High School District 218	Hispanic	42.2%	5,341
Consolidated High School District 230	White	72.2%	7,644
Cook County School District 130	Hispanic	61.8%	3,023
Country Club Hills School District 160	African American	85.5%	1,236
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62	Hispanic	41.1%	4,213
Dolton School District 148	African American	94.2%	1,894
Dolton School District 149	African American	93.9%	2,242
East Maine School District 63	Asian	30.3%	3,458
East Prairie School District 73	White	35.2%	543
Elementary School District 159	African American	80.8%	1,661
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401	Hispanic	60.2%	2,788
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65	White	41.1%	6,661
Evanston Township High School District 202	White	45.1%	3,653
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231	White	34.8%	933
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124	White	37%	1,796
Fairview School District 72	White	46.5%	703
Flossmoor School District 161	African American	64.7%	2,267
Ford Heights School District 169	African American	95.6%	433
Forest Park School District 91	African American	43.9%	700
Forest Ridge School District 142	White	55.5%	1,473
Franklin Park School District 84	Hispanic	69.9%	1,247
General George Patton School District 133	African American	93.3%	210
Glencoe School District 35	White	84.1%	1,200
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34	White	58.1%	4,281
Golf Elementary School District 67	White	46.8%	684
Harvey School District 152	African American	62.4%	1,647
Hazel Crest School District 152-5	African American	88%	849
Hillside School District 93	Hispanic	50.4%	407
Homewood School District 153	African American	53.3%	1,892
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233	African American	71.5%	2,720
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	African American	73.8%	836
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont	African American	48.8%	555
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park	Hispanic	83.9%	863
Indian Springs School District 109	White	52.5%	2,413
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	African American	49.9%	569
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201	Hispanic	90.5%	7,890
Kenilworth School District 38	White	83.8%	464
Kirby School District 140	White	74.9%	3,487
Komarek School District 94	Hispanic	52.7%	490
La Grange School District 102	White	66.5%	2,962
La Grange School District 105 South	White	51.3%	1,192
LaGrange Highlands School District 106	White	77.9%	982
Lansing School District 158	African American	57.1%	2,541
Lemont Township High School District 210	White	79.6%	1,364
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A	White	83.4%	2,395
Leyden Community High School District 212	Hispanic	70.8%	3,392
Lincoln Elementary School District 156	African American	53.9%	779
Lincolnwood School District 74	White	47.6%	1,219
Lindop School District 92	African American	73.5%	381
Lyons School District 103	Hispanic	76.7%	2,121
Lyons Township High School District 204	White	67.6%	3,919
Maine Township High School District 207	White	54.7%	6,199
Mannheim School District 83	Hispanic	85.6%	2,409
Matteson Elementary School District 162	African American	90.6%	2,362
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	Hispanic	54.1%	4,258
Midlothian School District 143	Hispanic	44.5%	1,561
Morton Grove School District 70	White	42.2%	854
Mount Prospect School District 57	White	76.7%	2,247
New Trier Township High School District 203	White	76.6%	3,846
Niles Elementary School District 71	White	55.7%	630
Niles Township Community High School District 219	White	39%	4,556
Norridge School District 80	White	71.8%	1,052
North Palos School District 117	White	72.3%	3,360
Northbrook Elementary School District 27	White	66.8%	1,309
Northbrook School District 28	White	76.2%	1,815
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	White	54.8%	1,249
Northfield Township High School District 225	White	63.8%	5,096
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229	White	52%	1,814
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	Hispanic	43.9%	3,277
Oak Park Elementary School District 97	White	54%	5,532
Oak Park and River Forest District 200	White	55.2%	3,329
Orland School District 135	White	71.3%	5,149
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15	White	38.5%	11,080
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	White	77.9%	2,017
Palos Heights School District 128	White	76.3%	726
Park Forest School District 163	African American	79.9%	1,480
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64	White	80.6%	4,563
Pennoyer School District 79	White	72.1%	401
Pleasantdale School District 107	White	71.1%	820
Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5	Hispanic	61.1%	1,190
Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144	African American	81.9%	2,582
Prospect Heights School District 23	White	63.4%	1,462
Proviso Township High School District 209	Hispanic	61.1%	4,415
Reavis Township High School District 220	Hispanic	61.1%	1,983
Rhodes School District 84-5	Hispanic	75%	529
Rich Township High School District 227	African American	84.2%	2,595
Ridgeland School District 122	White	56.2%	2,300
Ridgewood Community High School District 234	White	61.4%	784
River Forest School District 90	White	62.7%	1,387
River Grove School District 85-5	Hispanic	55.8%	668
River Trails School District 26	White	56.1%	1,499
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208	White	49.9%	1,625
Riverside School District 96	White	59.3%	1,660
Rosemont Elementary School District 78	White	66.4%	211
Sandridge School District 172	African American	64.9%	359
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54	White	38.9%	14,957
Schiller Park School District 81	Hispanic	46.8%	1,309
Skokie School District 68	White	32.7%	1,645
Skokie School District 69	Asian	32.5%	1,733
Skokie School District 73-5	White	37.9%	1,044
South Holland School District 150	African American	91.1%	808
South Holland School District 151	African American	65.4%	1,512
Southland College Prep Charter High School	African American	88.3%	575
Steger School District 194	Hispanic	38.9%	1,438
Summit School District 104	Hispanic	85.5%	1,515
Sunnybrook School District 171	African American	74.2%	960
Sunset Ridge School District 29	White	81.9%	465
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215	African American	64.5%	3,238
Thornton School District 154	Hispanic	37.8%	233
Thornton Township High School District 205	African American	80.9%	4,584
Township High School District 211	White	42%	11,981
Township High School District 214	White	51.9%	11,907
Union Ridge School District 86	White	66.8%	648
Urban Prep West Charter School	African American	98.9%	91
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147	African American	56.9%	754
West Northfield School District 31	White	41.9%	907
Westchester School District 92-5	Hispanic	37.3%	1,014
Western Springs School District 101	White	88.5%	1,484
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21	Hispanic	50.9%	5,794
Willow Springs School District 108	Hispanic	49%	357
Wilmette School District 39	White	74.4%	3,342
Winnetka School District 36	White	89.1%	1,609
Worth School District 127	White	65%	1,018