There were 305 Hispanic students enrolled in Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 in the 2024-25 school year, 2.9% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 welcomed 2,104 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 14.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Palos Park.
Among the three schools in Palos Community Consolidated School District 118, Palos East Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 106 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 Hispanic Students | Hispanic students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,104 | 305 | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | 2,090 | 314 | 15% |
| 2022-23 | 2,081 | 286 | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 2,017 | 267 | 13.2% |
| 2020-21 | 1,941 | 240 | 12.4% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
