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5,492 students enrolled at Oak Park Elementary School District 97 in 2022-23 school year

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Dr. Ushma Shah Superintendent at Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | Official Website

Dr. Ushma Shah Superintendent at Oak Park Elementary School District 97 | Official Website

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 welcomed 5,492 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.7% decrease from the previous school year.

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School had the largest enrollment in the district with 951 students.

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Oak Park.

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 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Schools, 2022-23 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School565-6.8%
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School9511.8%
Whittier Elementary School4364.3%
Longfellow Elementary School567-5.3%
Percy Julian Middle School911-1.8%
William Hatch Elementary School323-2.1%
William Beye Elementary School3575.3%
Oliver W. Holmes Elementary School4596.5%
Horace Mann Elementary School396-5.9%
Irving Elementary School5270.2%
Oliver W. Holmes Elementary School4596.5%

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