There were 184 white students enrolled in Leland Community Unit School District 1 in the 2024-25 school year, 1.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Leland Community Unit School District 1 welcomed 248 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 74.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Leland Community Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within LaSalle County and has a main office in Leland.
Among the two schools in Leland Community Unit School District 1, Leland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 122 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 | 248 | 184 | 74.2% |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 187 | 77.9% |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 188 | 82.8% |
| 2021-22 | 239 | 207 | 86.6% |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 204 | 85.7% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
