Butler School District 53: 50 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year

There were 50 multiracial students enrolled in Butler School District 53 in the 2024-25 school year, 78.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Butler School District 53 welcomed 462 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 10.8% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Butler School District 53 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Oak Brook.

Among the two schools in Butler School District 53, Brook Forest Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 36 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.