Multiracial students comprised 3.6% of Lyons Township High School District 204’s student body in the 2024-25 school year

Jennifer Tyrrell Principal at Lyons Township High School District 204
Jennifer Tyrrell Principal at Lyons Township High School District 204
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There were 131 multiracial students enrolled in Lyons Township High School District 204 in the 2024-25 school year, 10.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Lyons Township High School District 204 welcomed 3,645 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lyons Township High School District 204 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in La Grange.

Lyons Township High School is the only one school in the Lyons Township High School District 204 that recorded enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 131 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.

Ethnicities in Lyons Township High School District 204 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Lyons Township High School District 204 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Multiracial StudentsMultiracial students (%)
2024-253,6451313.6%
2023-243,7131193.2%
2022-233,7871183.1%
2021-223,9191132.9%
2020-213,975992.5%

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.



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