There were 54 white students enrolled in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 in the 2024-25 school year, 11.5% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 welcomed 4,018 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Melrose Park.
Among the nine schools in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89, Jane Addams Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 21 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 | 4,018 | 54 | 1.3% |
| 2023-24 | 4,096 | 61 | 1.5% |
| 2022-23 | 4,163 | 48 | 1.2% |
| 2021-22 | 4,258 | 53 | 1.2% |
| 2020-21 | 4,420 | 109 | 2.5% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
