Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Data showed that Schiller Park School District 81 welcomed 1,467 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 42.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Schiller Park School District 81 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Schiller Park.
Among the three schools in Schiller Park School District 81, John F. Kennedy Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 242 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 | 1,309 | 553 | 42.2% |
| 2021 | 1,370 | 613 | 44.7% |
| 2020 | 1,413 | 660 | 46.7% |
| 2019 | 1,401 | 666 | 47.5% |
| 2018 | 1,467 | 726 | 49.5% |
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