Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 welcomed 35 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
This is a 31.4% decrease from the previous school year.
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School was the only school in the district.
Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 is located within LaSalle County and has a main office in Ottawa.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.
| School | Enrollment | Change from Previous Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Park C.C. Elementary School | 35 | -31.4% |
