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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Illinois

Across Illinois, 2,261 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Roosevelt Center leads the list at -86.3%, against a median of -12.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
2,261
Illinois
Best Enrollment change
-86.3%
Median Enrollment change
-12.4%
FASTEST DECLINING · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Roosevelt CenterRockford, ILRockford SD 20543860-86.3%
2ASPIRA Charter - Haugan CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29942583-80.5%
3Daniel Burnham Elementary SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99950185-80.5%
4Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937098-73.5%
5Williams Medical Prep High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923174-68.0%
6Urban Prep Chtr Academy Englewood High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926087-66.5%
7Raby High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299381128-66.4%
8Central Early ChildhoodGolden, ILCentral CUSD 321075-64.3%
9Crown Elementary Comm Acd Fine Arts CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925692-64.1%
10Bronzeville Scholastic High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299321119-62.9%
11Plato Learning Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299387157-59.4%
12Marycrest Early Childhood CenterJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86342142-58.5%
13YCCS-Youth Connection LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299231100-56.7%
14Everett Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920089-55.5%
15Bureau Valley NorthWalnut, ILBureau Valley CUSD 340403183-54.6%
16LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299314144-54.1%
17Washington-McKinley Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170615286-53.5%
18Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299316148-53.2%
19EPIC Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299538255-52.6%
20Davis M Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299249120-51.8%
21Isaac Singleton Elementary SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86628304-51.6%
22Cicero East Elementary SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99841408-51.5%
23Earl H Hanson Elementary SchoolRock Island, ILRock Island SD 41413201-51.3%
24Johnson STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299425209-50.8%
25Stuart R Paddock SchoolPalatine, ILPalatine CCSD 15703348-50.5%
26Air Force Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299261131-49.8%
27U S Grant Elementary SchoolSouth Chicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170290147-49.3%
28A O Marshall Elementary SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86485246-49.3%
29Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86456235-48.5%
30Young Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299808417-48.4%
31Hunt Club Elementary SchoolOswego, ILCUSD 308690357-48.3%
32Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & SciencesChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299539280-48.1%
33Beidler Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299444232-47.7%
34Shields Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299838439-47.6%
35Jefferson Early Childhood CenterMoline, ILMoline-Coal Valley CUSD 40247130-47.4%
36West Carroll Middle SchoolMount Carroll, ILWest Carroll CUSD 314303162-46.5%
37Perry Elementary SchoolCarpentersville, ILCUSD 300520278-46.5%
38Orrington Elementary SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65418225-46.2%
39Wanda Kendall Elementary SchoolWatseka, ILIroquois County CUSD 9225122-45.8%
40Shields Middle SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299605330-45.5%
41Jefferson Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170288157-45.5%
42Chalmers STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299371205-44.7%
43Washington Elementary SchoolRushville, ILSchuyler-Industry CUSD 5204113-44.6%
44Wilson Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170288160-44.4%
45East St Louis-Lincoln Middle SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 189646359-44.4%
46ACE Amandla Charter SchoolChicago, ILACE Amandla Charter School245137-44.1%
47Glacier Ridge Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, ILCrystal Lake CCSD 47642360-43.9%
48Holmes Jr High SchoolMount Prospect, ILComm Cons SD 59818459-43.9%
49South Shore Fine Arts Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299398224-43.7%
50Whitney Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299986559-43.3%
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