Multiracial students comprised 3.2% of Brookwood School District 167’s student body in the 2024-25 school year

Bethany A. Lindsay, Superintendent at Brookwood School District 167
Bethany A. Lindsay, Superintendent at Brookwood School District 167
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There were 34 multiracial students enrolled in Brookwood School District 167 in the 2024-25 school year, 25.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Brookwood School District 167 welcomed 1,062 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Brookwood School District 167 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Glenwood.

Among the four schools in Brookwood School District 167, Longwood Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 13 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.

Ethnicities in Brookwood School District 167 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Brookwood School District 167 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Multiracial StudentsMultiracial students (%)
2024-251,062343.2%
2023-24988272.7%
2022-231,050222.1%
2021-221,065252.3%
2020-211,108272.4%

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.



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