Alan B. Shepard Elementary School Education: 72 Hispanic students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

There were 72 Hispanic students enrolled in Alan B. Shepard Elementary School in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that the school welcomed 465 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 15.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the school.

The school is located in Bourbonnais School District 53 with a central office in Bourbonnais.

Among the five schools in Bourbonnais School District 53, Liberty Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 718 students.

Illinois registered one of the largest enrollment drops during the pandemic. Since 2020, the Prarie State lost nearly 118,000 students, further intensifying a decline trend established since 2013.