West Cook News

There were 787 white students enrolled in Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95 in the 2021-22 school year, 6.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95 welcomed 1,185 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 60.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Brookfield.

Among the two schools in Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95, Brook Park Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 541 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	1,311	787	60%
2021	1,350	840	62.2%
2020	1,308	813	62.2%
2019	1,233	761	61.7%
2018	1,185	733	61.9%