Community High School District 94: 48 Black students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year
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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,975 | 48 | 2.4% |
| 2023-24 | 2,012 | 42 | 2.1% |
| 2022-23 | 2,003 | 55 | 2.7% |
| 2021-22 | 1,982 | 52 | 2.6% |
| 2020-21 | 1,990 | 45 | 2.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.