There were 154 white students enrolled in DeSoto Consolidated School District 86 in the 2024-25 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that DeSoto Consolidated School District 86 welcomed 196 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 78.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
DeSoto Consolidated School District 86 roughly covers schools within Jackson County and has a main office in De Soto.
DeSoto Elementary School is the only one school in the DeSoto Consolidated School District 86 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 154 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 | 196 | 154 | 78.6% |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 153 | 79.3% |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 152 | 83.1% |
| 2021-22 | 177 | 146 | 82.5% |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 156 | 84.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.
