PING Musicians by the Numbers

2024-2025 School Year

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Mentoring Programs

PING Middle School Mentoring

29 Total Mentors & Mentees

PING Partners

16 Pairs and 8 backup mentors


What’s New?

PING Partners (Formerly PING!Pals) has launched! This mentoring program pairs Oak Park and River Forest High School volunteers with PING! beginner musicians who play the same instrument.


Private lessons have increased to 45 minutes from 30 each week based on feedback from PING students and families. 

A bar chart shows PING program enrollment increasing from 126 students in 2020 to 163 in 2024, split by school district.
Infographic: PING student demographics, showing counts for band/orchestra students and a pie chart of racial percentages.