There were 795 white students enrolled in Ridgeland School District 122 in the 2024-25 school year, 34.2% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Ridgeland School District 122 welcomed 2,354 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 33.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Ridgeland School District 122 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Oak Lawn.
Among the five schools in Ridgeland School District 122, Simmons Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 259 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 | 2,354 | 795 | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 2,322 | 1,209 | 52.1% |
| 2022-23 | 2,310 | 1,257 | 54.4% |
| 2021-22 | 2,300 | 1,292 | 56.2% |
| 2020-21 | 2,313 | 1,390 | 60.1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
