There were 11,016 white students enrolled in Plainfield School District 202 in the 2024-25 school year, 5.8% fewer 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, white students comprised 45.1% of the student body to be the 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 North High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,346 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 | 24,411 | 11,016 | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24,554 | 11,700 | 47.7% |
| 2022-23 | 24,737 | 12,101 | 48.9% |
| 2021-22 | 24,904 | 12,562 | 50.4% |
| 2020-21 | 24,915 | 12,913 | 51.8% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
