There were 26 white students enrolled in Sandridge School District 172 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.7% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Sandridge School District 172 welcomed 412 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 6.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
Sandridge School District 172 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Lynwood.
Sandridge Elementary School is the only one school in the Sandridge School District 172 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 26 students.
Nationwide, public K-12 education spending has approached roughly $857 billion, with average per-student spending near $17,000, funded primarily through state and local sources. Spending varies widely by state, and Illinois ranks above the national average, with roughly $22,000 spent per student when state, local, and federal funding are combined.
Illinois public school enrollment continues a long-term downward trend. According to statewide reporting and education data analyses, total enrollment fell to about 1.85 million students as of the 2023-24 school year, and major districts such as Chicago Public Schools saw further declines—for example, CPS reported a drop of more than 9,000 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 counts.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of White Students | White students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 412 | 26 | 6.3% |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 27 | 6.8% |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 35 | 9% |
| 2021-22 | 359 | 38 | 10.6% |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 33 | 9.9% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
