91 Black students enrolled in Westmont Community Unit School District 201 in the 2024-25 school year
There were 91 Black students enrolled in Westmont Community Unit School District 201 in the 2024-25 school year, 17.3% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Westmont Community Unit School District 201 welcomed 1,297 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 7.0% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Westmont Community Unit School District 201 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Westmont.
Among the four schools in Westmont Community Unit School District 201, J.T. Manning Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 27 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 | 1,297 | 91 | 7% |
| 2023-24 | 1,300 | 110 | 8.5% |
| 2022-23 | 1,287 | 96 | 7.5% |
| 2021-22 | 1,306 | 116 | 8.9% |
| 2020-21 | 1,259 | 100 | 7.9% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.