Lake County Gazette

There were 394 white students enrolled in North Chicago School District 187 in the 2021-22 school year, 157.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that North Chicago School District 187 welcomed 3,558 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 11.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

North Chicago School District 187 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in North Chicago.

Among the eight schools in North Chicago School District 187, North Chicago Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 93 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	3,340	394	11.8%
2021	3,194	153	4.8%
2020	3,319	221	6.7%
2019	3,536	204	5.8%
2018	3,558	207	5.8%