Total enrollment
1,353
-221 (-14%) vs SY 2017-18
4 public K-12 schools operate inside Hazel Crest, with combined enrollment of about 1,353 students (4 elementary).
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chateaux School | Elementary | PK-05 | 249 |
| Highlands Elem School | Elementary | PK-05 | 311 |
| Jesse C White Learning Academy | Elementary | PK-08 | 425 |
| Mae Jemison School | Elementary | PK-05 | 368 |
Hazel Crest is a thinly populated Illinois city in terms of public-school footprint, with 4 schools and 1,353 students total.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 338, below the state mean of about 480.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 14%: 1,574 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,353 in SY 2024-25. The Black share of public-school enrollment shrank from 92% to 88%.
On this page, the community for Hazel Crest discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.