Total enrollment
1,649
+27 (+2%) vs SY 2017-18
5 schools in Forest Park
Illinois · Public K-12
In Forest Park, public K-12 schools number 5 and serve approximately 1,649 students across 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
7-year change in Forest Park
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-2 (-29%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
15%
was 13%
% Hispanic
49%
was 38%
% Black
29%
was 39%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Ross Elem School | Elementary | KG-02 | 138 |
| Field Stevenson Elem School | Elementary | 03-05 | 214 |
| Forest Park Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 186 |
| Garfield Elem School | Elementary | PK-02 | 186 |
| Proviso Math and Science Academy | High | 09-12 | 925 |
About Forest Park
Forest Park is a rural-scale Illinois city in terms of public-school footprint, with 5 schools and 1,649 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city is made up of 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 330, below the state mean of about 480.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 1,622 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,649 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Forest Park closed 2 schools, going from 7 to 5. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 49% over the same window.
On allk12, the community for Forest Park discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.