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2023-24 school year sees 8,555 students enrolled at Cicero School District 99

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Cicero School District 99 welcomed 8,555 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 2.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Unity Junior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 1,933 students.

Cicero School District 99 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Cicero.

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 Cicero School District 99 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Cicero School District 99 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Cicero East Elementary School4148.9%
T. Roosevelt Elementary School465-4.1%
Columbus East Elementary School3743.3%
Liberty Elementary School4936.7%
Cicero West Elementary School491-7%
Daniel Burnham Elementary School16518.7%
Goodwin Elementary School513-2.3%
Columbus West Elementary School572-6.5%
Warren Park School706-5.1%
Sherlock Elementary School5743.8%
Abe Lincoln Elementary School724-1.5%
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School639-8.3%
Unity Junior High School1,933-5.1%
Drexel Elementary School398-9.3%

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