Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com
This is a 0.5% increase over the previous school year.
Algonquin Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 599 students.
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Des Plaines.
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 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Elementary School | 320 | -0.6% |
| Algonquin Middle School | 599 | -0.7% |
| Plainfield Elementary School | 250 | -1.2% |
| South Elementary School | 235 | 0.9% |
| Terrace Elementary School | 242 | 12% |
| Chippewa Middle School | 585 | -2.7% |
| North Elementary School | 415 | 4.3% |
| Forest Elementary School | 597 | 1.7% |
| Orchard Place Elementary School | 260 | -11.3% |
| Central Elementary School | 299 | 9.1% |
| Iroquois Community School | 432 | -0.2% |
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