Will County Gazette

There were 181,631 Black students enrolled in Cook County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 26.6% of the 681,774 students in Cook County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the 152 districts in Cook County, Chicago Public School District 299 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 117,471 students.

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

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 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	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Chicago Public School District 299	35.9	327,338
Thornton Township High School District 205	80.9	4,584
Rich Township High School District 227	84.2	2,595
Matteson Elementary School District 162	90.6	2,362
Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144	81.9	2,582
Dolton School District 149	93.9	2,242
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215	64.5	3,238
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233	71.5	2,720
Bremen Community High School District 228	36.1	5,038
Dolton School District 148	94.2	1,894
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65	23.3	6,661
Proviso Township High School District 209	34.5	4,415
Flossmoor School District 161	64.7	2,267
Lansing School District 158	57.1	2,541
Elementary School District 159	80.8	1,661
Community High School District 218	24.5	5,341
Bloom Township High School District 206	44.7	2,888
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89	29.8	4,258
Park Forest School District 163	79.9	1,480
Country Club Hills School District 160	85.5	1,236
Harvey School District 152	62.4	1,647
Bellwood School District 88	47.6	2,129
Homewood School District 153	53.3	1,892
South Holland School District 151	65.4	1,512
Community Consolidated School District 168	76.1	1,262
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54	6.1	14,957
Evanston Township High School District 202	24.7	3,653
Oak Park Elementary School District 97	16.3	5,532
Chicago Heights School District 170	30.2	2,654
Brookwood School District 167	75.3	1,065
Hazel Crest School District 152-5	88	849
South Holland School District 150	91.1	808
Calumet Public School District 132	75.4	959
Cook County School District 130	23.8	3,023
Sunnybrook School District 171	74.2	960
Township High School District 211	5.8	11,981
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	73.8	836
Oak Park and River Forest District 200	18.3	3,329
Calumet City School District 155	58.6	958
Betty Shabazz International Charter School	97.5	558
Berkeley School District 87	23.2	2,312
Southland College Prep Charter High School	88.3	575
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15	4	11,080
West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147	56.9	754
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124	23.8	1,796
Lincoln Elementary School District 156	53.9	779
Steger School District 194	29	1,438
Ford Heights School District 169	95.6	433
Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5	34.6	1,190
Indian Springs School District 109	15.6	2,413
Midlothian School District 143	23.3	1,561
Consolidated High School District 230	4.7	7,644
Niles Township Community High School District 219	7.4	4,556
Bronzeville Academy Charter School	100	339
Forest Park School District 91	43.9	700
Berwyn North School District 98	11.9	2,504
Orland School District 135	5.6	5,149
Evergreen Park Community High School District 231	31	933
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	49.9	569
Lindop School District 92	73.5	381
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont	48.8	555
Township High School District 214	2.2	11,907
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201	3.3	7,890
Westchester School District 92-5	24.5	1,014
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	7.4	3,277
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126	16.1	1,478
Community Consolidated School District 59	4	5,808
Sandridge School District 172	64.9	359
Skokie School District 68	12.2	1,645
General George Patton School District 133	93.3	210
Skokie School District 69	11.1	1,733
Argo Community High School District 217	10	1,886
Community Consolidated School District 146	7.8	2,307
Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62	4.1	4,213
Hillside School District 93	41.3	407
Maine Township High School District 207	2.7	6,199
Cicero School District 99	1.8	9,228
East Maine School District 63	4.7	3,458
Kirby School District 140	4.6	3,487
La Grange School District 102	4.8	2,962
Arbor Park School District 145	12.9	1,087
North Palos School District 117	4.2	3,360
Forest Ridge School District 142	9.2	1,473
Berwyn South School District 100	4.4	3,103
Lyons Township High School District 204	3.2	3,919
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21	2.1	5,794
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	8.7	1,375
Ridgeland School District 122	5.2	2,300
Oak Lawn Community High School District 229	5.8	1,814
Lyons School District 103	4.9	2,121
ACE Amandla Charter School	73.8	126
Urban Prep West Charter School	98.9	91
Skokie School District 73-5	8.5	1,044
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208	5.4	1,625
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34	2	4,281
Atwood Heights School District 125	14.6	574
Arlington Heights School District 25	1.6	5,278
River Forest School District 90	5.3	1,387
Thornton School District 154	29.2	233
Summit School District 104	4.5	1,515
Komarek School District 94	13.3	490
Burnham School District 154-5	38	166
Northfield Township High School District 225	1.2	5,096
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park	6.3	863
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401	1.8	2,788
Mannheim School District 83	1.8	2,409
Leyden Community High School District 212	1.3	3,392
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118	2.1	2,017
Burbank School District 111	1.2	3,232
Riverside School District 96	2.4	1,660
Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64	0.9	4,563
Lincolnwood School District 74	3.2	1,219
Worth School District 127	3.8	1,018
Reavis Township High School District 220	1.8	1,983
La Grange School District 105 South	2.9	1,192
Rhodes School District 84-5	6.2	529
Palos Heights School District 128	4.4	726
Golf Elementary School District 67	4.2	684
Wilmette School District 39	0.8	3,342
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A	1.1	2,395
East Prairie School District 73	4.8	543
Mount Prospect School District 57	1.2	2,247
Willow Springs School District 108	6.7	357
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95	1.8	1,311
New Trier Township High School District 203	0.6	3,846
Prospect Heights School District 23	1.4	1,462
Fairview School District 72	2.8	703
Niles Elementary School District 71	2.9	630
River Trails School District 26	1.1	1,499
Northbrook Elementary School District 27	1.3	1,309
Morton Grove School District 70	1.9	854
Lemont Township High School District 210	1	1,364
Schiller Park School District 81	1	1,309
Franklin Park School District 84	1	1,247
River Grove School District 85-5	1.8	668
West Northfield School District 31	1.3	907
Northbrook School District 28	0.6	1,815
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	0.9	1,249
Pleasantdale School District 107	1.3	820
Central Stickney School District 110	0	315
Union Ridge School District 86	0	648
Avoca School District 37	0	721
LaGrange Highlands School District 106	0	982
Ridgewood Community High School District 234	0	784
Rosemont Elementary School District 78	0	211
Norridge School District 80	0	1,052
Kenilworth School District 38	0	464
Sunset Ridge School District 29	0	465
Pennoyer School District 79	0	401
Western Springs School District 101	0	1,484
Winnetka School District 36	0	1,609
Glencoe School District 35	0	1,200