West Cook News

There were 248 white students enrolled in River Grove School District 85-5 in the 2021-22 school year, 12.1% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that River Grove School District 85-5 welcomed 732 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 37.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

River Grove School District 85-5 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in River Grove.

River Grove Elementary School is the only one school in the River Grove School District 85-5 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 248 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	668	248	37.1%
2021	700	282	40.3%
2020	748	315	42.1%
2019	752	332	44.1%
2018	732	335	45.8%