Chicago City Wire

There were 35,639 white students enrolled in Chicago Public School District 299 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Chicago Public School District 299 welcomed 372,214 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 10.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Chicago Public School District 299 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Chicago.

Among the 623 schools in Chicago Public School District 299, Taft High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,789 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	327,338	35,639	10.9%
2021	338,956	37,223	11%
2020	347,476	38,045	10.9%
2019	363,954	38,262	10.5%
2018	372,214	38,374	10.3%