There were 1,238 white students enrolled in Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 in the 2024-25 school year, 4% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 welcomed 3,355 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 36.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Oak Lawn.
Among the six schools in Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123, Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 396 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 | 3,355 | 1,238 | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 3,301 | 1,289 | 39% |
| 2022-23 | 3,360 | 1,407 | 41.9% |
| 2021-22 | 3,277 | 1,432 | 43.7% |
| 2020-21 | 3,266 | 1,478 | 45.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
