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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Cook County, Illinois

860 public schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus leads the list at -80.5%, against a median of -15.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
860
Cook County, Illinois
Best Enrollment change
-80.5%
Median Enrollment change
-15.3%
FASTEST DECLINING · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1ASPIRA Charter - Haugan CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29942583-80.5%
2Daniel Burnham Elementary SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99950185-80.5%
3Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937098-73.5%
4Williams Medical Prep High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923174-68.0%
5Urban Prep Chtr Academy Englewood High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926087-66.5%
6Raby High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299381128-66.4%
7Crown Elementary Comm Acd Fine Arts CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925692-64.1%
8Bronzeville Scholastic High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299321119-62.9%
9Plato Learning Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299387157-59.4%
10YCCS-Youth Connection LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299231100-56.7%
11Everett Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920089-55.5%
12LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299314144-54.1%
13Washington-McKinley Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170615286-53.5%
14Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299316148-53.2%
15EPIC Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299538255-52.6%
16Davis M Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299249120-51.8%
17Cicero East Elementary SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99841408-51.5%
18Johnson STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299425209-50.8%
19Stuart R Paddock SchoolPalatine, ILPalatine CCSD 15703348-50.5%
20Air Force Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299261131-49.8%
21U S Grant Elementary SchoolSouth Chicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170290147-49.3%
22Young Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299808417-48.4%
23Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & SciencesChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299539280-48.1%
24Beidler Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299444232-47.7%
25Shields Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299838439-47.6%
26Orrington Elementary SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65418225-46.2%
27Shields Middle SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299605330-45.5%
28Jefferson Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170288157-45.5%
29Chalmers STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299371205-44.7%
30Wilson Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170288160-44.4%
31ACE Amandla Charter SchoolChicago, ILACE Amandla Charter School245137-44.1%
32Holmes Jr High SchoolMount Prospect, ILComm Cons SD 59818459-43.9%
33South Shore Fine Arts Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299398224-43.7%
34Whitney Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299986559-43.3%
35Seward Elementary Communication Arts AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299685390-43.1%
36Burnside Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299463264-43.0%
37Sawyer Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,552885-43.0%
38Clark G R Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299235134-43.0%
39Cicero West Elementary SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99971557-42.6%
40LEARN Chtr - Middle SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299306176-42.5%
41Harlan Community Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299382220-42.4%
42Indiana Elementary SchoolPark Forest, ILMatteson ESD 162373215-42.4%
43Greeley Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299570331-41.9%
44Spry Elementary Community SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299546317-41.9%
45Newberry Elementary Math & Science AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299566330-41.7%
46Reilly Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299924539-41.7%
47Ogden Int High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299890519-41.7%
48Barrington Early Learning CenterBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220330194-41.2%
49Hammond Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299440259-41.1%
50CICS - Loomis Primary CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299561333-40.6%
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