West Cook News

There were 104 white students enrolled in Proviso Township High School District 209 in the 2021-22 school year, 18.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Proviso Township High School District 209 welcomed 4,454 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Proviso Township High School District 209 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Forest Park.

Among the three schools in Proviso Township High School District 209, Proviso Math and Science Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 56 students.

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 2019-20 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	4,415	104	2.4%
2021	4,214	88	2.1%
2020	4,244	88	2.1%
2019	4,592	116	2.5%
2018	4,454	126	2.8%