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Sunset Ridge School District 29 enrollment in 2022-23 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Sunset Ridge School District 29 welcomed 484 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 4.1% increase over the previous school year.

Sunset Ridge Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 249 students.

Sunset Ridge School District 29 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Northfield.

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.

Enrollment in Sunset Ridge School District 29 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Sunset Ridge School District 29 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Sunset Ridge Elementary School249-0.4%
Middlefork Primary School2359.3%

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