There were 309 white students enrolled in Midlothian School District 143 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.7% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Midlothian School District 143 welcomed 1,553 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 19.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Midlothian School District 143 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Midlothian.
Among the four schools in Midlothian School District 143, Central Park Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 105 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 | 1,553 | 309 | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 1,477 | 321 | 21.7% |
| 2022-23 | 1,588 | 354 | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 1,561 | 396 | 25.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,566 | 424 | 27.1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
