Algonquin Primary Center

Algonquin Primary Center is a K-5 school of rural-scale scale in Park Forest, Illinois, run under Park Forest SD 163, instructing 127 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 67% leaner than typical.

Park Forest SD 163 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,524 students. Algonquin Primary Center is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Algonquin Primary Center records that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Algonquin Primary Center higher than the state norm the norm. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Algonquin Primary Center is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Barack Obama Sch of Ldership, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Algonquin Primary Center.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Algonquin Primary Center's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 152 (now 127). Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 25.4:1 in 2025.

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