West Cook News

There were 984 white students enrolled in Riverside School District 96 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Riverside School District 96 welcomed 1,720 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Riverside School District 96 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Riverside.

Among the five schools in Riverside School District 96, L.J. Hauser Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 334 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	1,660	984	59.3%
2021	1,652	991	60%
2020	1,722	1,052	61.1%
2019	1,711	928	54.2%
2018	1,720	1,078	62.7%