Asian students comprised 14.2% of Gower School District 62’s student body in the 2024-25 school year

There were 132 Asian students enrolled in Gower School District 62 in the 2024-25 school year, 9.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Gower School District 62 welcomed 928 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 14.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Gower School District 62 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Willowbrook.

Among the two schools in Gower School District 62, Gower Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 66 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.