There were 129 white students enrolled in Lansing School District 158 in the 2024-25 school year, 17.8% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Lansing School District 158 welcomed 2,461 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 5.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Lansing School District 158 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Lansing.
Among the five schools in Lansing School District 158, Memorial Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 53 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 | 2,461 | 129 | 5.2% |
| 2023-24 | 2,444 | 157 | 6.4% |
| 2022-23 | 2,433 | 176 | 7.2% |
| 2021-22 | 2,541 | 212 | 8.3% |
| 2020-21 | 2,526 | 290 | 11.5% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
