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Prospect Heights School District 23 welcomes 1,461 students in 2023-24 school year

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Camron Nystrom Principal of Prospect Heights School District 23 | Official Website

Camron Nystrom Principal of Prospect Heights School District 23 | Official Website

Prospect Heights School District 23 welcomed 1,461 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.8% increase over the previous school year.

MacArthur Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 462 students.

Prospect Heights School District 23 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Prospect Heights.

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 Prospect Heights School District 23 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Prospect Heights School District 23 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
MacArthur Middle School462-5.7%
Betsy Ross Elementary School3214.6%
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School3542%
Anne Sullivan Elementary School3246.2%

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