There were 1,063 white students enrolled in East Maine School District 63 in the 2024-25 school year, 2.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that East Maine School District 63 welcomed 3,686 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 28.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
East Maine School District 63 roughly covers schools within Cook County and has a main office in Des Plaines.
Among the seven schools in East Maine School District 63, Gemini Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 315 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 | 3,686 | 1,063 | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 3,623 | 1,091 | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 3,521 | 1,033 | 29.3% |
| 2021-22 | 3,458 | 1,041 | 30.1% |
| 2020-21 | 3,459 | 1,044 | 30.2% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
