There were 411 white students enrolled in Gavin School District 37 in the 2024-25 school year, unchanged from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Gavin School District 37 welcomed 774 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 53.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Gavin School District 37 roughly covers schools within Lake County and has a main office in Ingleside.
Among the two schools in Gavin School District 37, Gavin Central Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 237 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 | 774 | 411 | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 411 | 53.2% |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 424 | 54.9% |
| 2021-22 | 799 | 452 | 56.6% |
| 2020-21 | 726 | 444 | 61.2% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
