West Cook News

There were 870 white students enrolled in River Forest School District 90 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that River Forest School District 90 welcomed 1,432 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

River Forest School District 90 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in River Forest.

Among the three schools in River Forest School District 90, Roosevelt Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 410 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	1,387	870	62.7%
2021	1,400	912	65.1%
2020	1,469	978	66.6%
2019	1,477	1,036	70.1%
2018	1,432	1,032	72.1%