233 Black students enrolled in Lombard School District 44 in the 2024-25 school year
There were 233 Black students enrolled in Lombard School District 44 in the 2024-25 school year, 6.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Lombard School District 44 welcomed 2,976 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 7.8% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
Lombard School District 44 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Lombard.
Among the seven schools in Lombard School District 44, Glenn Westlake Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 85 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 Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,976 | 233 | 7.8% |
| 2023-24 | 2,979 | 218 | 7.3% |
| 2022-23 | 2,940 | 209 | 7.1% |
| 2021-22 | 2,927 | 180 | 6.1% |
| 2020-21 | 3,020 | 159 | 5.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.