Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Leyden Community High School District 212 welcomed 3,457 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 24.0% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Leyden Community High School District 212 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Franklin Park.
Among the two schools in Leyden Community High School District 212, East Leyden High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 610 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 | 3,392 | 814 | 24% |
| 2021 | 3,421 | 884 | 25.8% |
| 2020 | 3,396 | 905 | 26.6% |
| 2019 | 3,522 | 988 | 28.1% |
| 2018 | 3,457 | 995 | 28.8% |
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