There were 4,399 white students enrolled in Springfield School District 186 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.9% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Springfield School District 186 welcomed 12,795 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 34.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Springfield School District 186 roughly covers schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Springfield.
Among the 30 schools in Springfield School District 186, Springfield High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 628 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 | 12,795 | 4,399 | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 12,849 | 4,576 | 35.6% |
| 2022-23 | 12,911 | 4,762 | 36.9% |
| 2021-22 | 13,015 | 4,901 | 37.7% |
| 2020-21 | 13,244 | 5,116 | 38.6% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
