Fenton Community High School District 100 enrollment in 2021-22 school year

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

By DuPage Policy Journal

Sep 10, 2023

Fenton Community High School District 100 welcomed 1,397 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 0.6% increase over the previous school year.

Fenton High School is the only school in the district with 1,397 students.

Fenton Community High School District 100 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Bensenville.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Fenton Community High School District 100 Over the Years