There were 278 white students enrolled in River Grove School District 85-5 in the 2024-25 school year, 2.5% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that River Grove School District 85-5 welcomed 704 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 39.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
River Grove School District 85-5 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in River Grove.
River Grove Elementary School is the only one school in the River Grove School District 85-5 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 278 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 | 704 | 278 | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 285 | 39.6% |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 282 | 39.9% |
| 2021-22 | 668 | 248 | 37.1% |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 282 | 40.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
