There were 1,546 Black students enrolled in Bremen Community High School District 228 in the 2024-25 school year, 6.1% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Bremen Community High School District 228 welcomed 4,666 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 33.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Bremen Community High School District 228 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Midlothian.
Among the four schools in Bremen Community High School District 228, Hillcrest High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 865 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 Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4,666 | 1,546 | 33.1% |
| 2023-24 | 4,854 | 1,647 | 33.9% |
| 2022-23 | 5,060 | 1,775 | 35.1% |
| 2021-22 | 5,038 | 1,817 | 36.1% |
| 2020-21 | 5,018 | 1,857 | 37% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
