West Cook News

There were 102 white students enrolled in Berwyn North School District 98 in the 2021-22 school year, 15% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Berwyn North School District 98 welcomed 2,939 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 4.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Berwyn North School District 98 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Berwyn.

Among the four schools in Berwyn North School District 98, Prairie Oak School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 42 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	2,504	102	4.1%
2021	2,685	120	4.5%
2020	2,810	121	4.3%
2019	2,888	145	5%
2018	2,939	158	5.4%