There were 1,100 white students enrolled in Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U in the 2024-25 school year, unchanged from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U welcomed 1,339 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 82.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Braidwood.
Among the three schools in Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U, Reed-Custer Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 542 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 | 1,339 | 1,100 | 82.2% |
| 2023-24 | 1,324 | 1,100 | 83.1% |
| 2022-23 | 1,325 | 1,106 | 83.5% |
| 2021-22 | 1,298 | 1,107 | 85.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,271 | 1,093 | 86% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
