There were 354 white students enrolled in Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 in the 2024-25 school year, 0.8% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 welcomed 628 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 56.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 roughly covers schools within Bureau County and has a main office in Spring Valley.
John F. Kennedy Elementary School is the only one school in the Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 354 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 | 628 | 354 | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 357 | 57.7% |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 353 | 58.3% |
| 2021-22 | 616 | 362 | 58.8% |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 361 | 58.1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
