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 Oak Park and River Forest District 200 welcomed 3,415 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 55.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Oak Park and River Forest District 200 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Oak Park.
Oak Park and River Forest High School is the only one school in the Oak Park and River Forest District 200 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,838 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 | 3,329 | 1,838 | 55.2% |
| 2021 | 3,364 | 1,898 | 56.4% |
| 2020 | 3,393 | 1,929 | 56.9% |
| 2019 | 3,463 | 1,915 | 55.3% |
| 2018 | 3,415 | 1,825 | 53.4% |
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