There were 252 Asian students enrolled in Wilmette School District 39 in the 2024-25 school year, 6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Wilmette School District 39 welcomed 3,258 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 7.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Wilmette School District 39 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Wilmette.
Among the six schools in Wilmette School District 39, Highcrest Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 73 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 Asian Students | Asian students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3,258 | 252 | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 3,257 | 268 | 8.2% |
| 2022-23 | 3,297 | 293 | 8.9% |
| 2021-22 | 3,342 | 316 | 9.5% |
| 2020-21 | 3,380 | 350 | 10.4% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
