West Cook News

There were 323 white students enrolled in Lyons School District 103 in the 2021-22 school year, 23.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Lyons School District 103 welcomed 2,476 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 15.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lyons School District 103 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Lyons.

Among the six schools in Lyons School District 103, Washington Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 116 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	2,121	323	15.2%
2021	2,238	424	18.9%
2020	2,398	473	19.7%
2019	2,436	517	21.2%
2018	2,476	553	22.3%