697 white students enrolled in Darien School District 61 in the 2024-25 school year

There were 697 white students enrolled in Darien School District 61 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.7% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Darien School District 61 welcomed 1,232 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 56.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Darien School District 61 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Darien.

Among the three schools in Darien School District 61, Mark DeLay School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 251 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.

Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.