Community High School District 94: 48 Black students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year

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By A. J. Winkler

There were 48 Black students enrolled in Community High School District 94 in the 2024-25 school year, 14.3% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Community High School District 94 welcomed 1,975 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Community High School District 94 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in West Chicago.

Community High School is the only one school in the Community High School District 94 that recorded enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 48 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.

Ethnicities in Community High School District 94 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Community High School District 94 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Black StudentsBlack students (%)
2024-251,975482.4%
2023-242,012422.1%
2022-232,003552.7%
2021-221,982522.6%
2020-211,990452.3%

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