There were 3,440 Black students enrolled in Plainfield School District 202 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Plainfield School District 202 welcomed 24,411 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 14.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Plainfield School District 202 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Plainfield.
Among the 29 schools in Plainfield School District 202, Plainfield South High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 424 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 Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24,411 | 3,440 | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24,554 | 3,337 | 13.6% |
| 2022-23 | 24,737 | 3,257 | 13.2% |
| 2021-22 | 24,904 | 3,107 | 12.5% |
| 2020-21 | 24,915 | 2,936 | 11.8% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
