West Cook News

There were 2,648 white students enrolled in Lyons Township High School District 204 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Lyons Township High School District 204 welcomed 4,072 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 67.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lyons Township High School District 204 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in La Grange.

Lyons Township High School is the only one school in the Lyons Township High School District 204 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,648 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	3,919	2,648	67.6%
2021	3,975	2,767	69.6%
2020	3,990	2,861	71.7%
2019	4,125	2,969	72%
2018	4,072	2,960	72.7%