D29 Demographics &
Middlefork Expansion
Sam Tideman
Board of Education Member
12/9/25
Historical Enrollment Numbers
Projected Enrollment
2018-2024
district | growth |
Skokie D69 | 7.2 |
Morton Grove D70 | 6.9 |
Niles D71 | 6.9 |
SRS D29 | 5.6 |
East Maine D63 | 4.6 |
Nbrk/Gview D30 | 3.3 |
Winnetka D36 | 2.5 |
Northbrook D28 | 2.3 |
East Prairie D73 | 0.9 |
Glencoe D35 | -0.3 |
Park Ridge D64 | -2.1 |
Des Plaines D62 | -3.1 |
Lincolnwood D74 | -4.3 |
Skokie D73 | -5.7 |
Arlington Heights D25 | -5.8 |
Wheeling D21 | -5.9 |
Wilmette D39 | -9.9 |
Skokie D68 | -10 |
Oak Park D97 | -10.1 |
Palatine D15 | -10.6 |
Glenview D34 | -11.5 |
Chicago D291 | -13.6 |
Wilmette JH D39 | -14.3 |
Evstn/Skie D65 | -24 |
Percent change in total enrollment�Remember 2020-2021 was COVID
Why did some districts shrink or grow?
-Spending per pupil
-% of students that are low income
-Truancy Rate
-% of students that are white
-ELA scores
-Math scores
-Financial Health of the Distract as rated by IL
-Median Home Value
-% voted for Harris in 2024
Partisan Lean and District Growth
People vote with their feet. Perhaps now more than ever.
Fertility Uncertainty
How long can we defy gravity?
Section Counts
Section Counts
If we build it, will they come?