There were 430 Black students enrolled in Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 in the 2024-25 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 welcomed 1,687 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 25.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Evergreen Park.
Among the five schools in Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124, Central Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 151 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 | 1,687 | 430 | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 1,708 | 418 | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 1,735 | 446 | 25.7% |
| 2021-22 | 1,796 | 428 | 23.8% |
| 2020-21 | 1,861 | 457 | 24.6% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
