There were 4,595 white students enrolled in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 in the 2024-25 school year, 1.4% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Barrington Community Unit School District 220 welcomed 7,881 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 58.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Barrington Community Unit School District 220 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Barrington.
Among the 11 schools in Barrington Community Unit School District 220, Barrington High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,489 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 | 7,881 | 4,595 | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 7,971 | 4,662 | 58.5% |
| 2022-23 | 8,110 | 4,757 | 58.7% |
| 2021-22 | 8,074 | 4,730 | 58.6% |
| 2020-21 | 8,163 | 4,817 | 59% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
