The net decline of 3,689 students last year was less than 1 percent of Illinois' nearly 2.1 million public school students, according to the state school report card released this fall. What's more significant is that the decline was widespread. Enrollment dropped in 63 of the state's 102 counties last year, according to a Tribune analysis. The state education agency is monitoring the shifting population, a spokesman said.This story was also from the CapFax morning shorts!
Cook County drove the decline, with a drop of more than 25,000 students from 2003 to 2008, Tribune research shows.
The Chicago Public Schools lost more than 45,000 students in the last five years, according to the state report card, and a city school spokeswoman said they've seen no "significant reversal of the downward trend."
But in a twist that shows how local demographic forces can be, two of the fastest-growing counties in the nation sit just outside Chicago. Will and Kendall Counties together gained 30,699 public school students from 2003 to 2008.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Illinois sees slight decline in school enrollment
The Chicago/Cook County aspect of this Tribune story is what will be the focus here:
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