There were 103 white students enrolled in University of Illinois Laboratory High School schools in the 2024-25 school year, 4.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that University of Illinois Laboratory High School welcomed 319 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 32.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
University of Illinois Laboratory High School roughly covers schools within County and has a main office in Urbana.
University of Illinois High School is the only one school in the University of Illinois Laboratory High School that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 103 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 | 319 | 103 | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 108 | 34.4% |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 108 | 35.3% |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 116 | 36.9% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
