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Franklin Park School District 84 welcomes 1,239 students in 2023-24 school year

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Franklin Park School District 84 welcomed 1,239 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 2.4% decrease from the previous school year.

Hester Junior High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 446 students.

Franklin Park School District 84 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Franklin 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 Franklin Park School District 84 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Franklin Park School District 84 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Dan H. Pietrini Elementary School213-1.8%
Passow Elementary School381-7.7%
Hester Junior High School4460.5%
North Elementary School1991.5%

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