Darien School District 61: 68 Asian students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year
There were 68 Asian students enrolled in Darien School District 61 in the 2024-25 school year, 1.4% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Darien School District 61 welcomed 1,232 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 5.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
Darien School District 61 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Darien.
Among the three schools in Darien School District 61, Mark DeLay School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 29 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 Asian Students | Asian students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,232 | 68 | 5.5% |
| 2023-24 | 1,253 | 69 | 5.5% |
| 2022-23 | 1,273 | 73 | 5.7% |
| 2021-22 | 1,277 | 86 | 6.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,312 | 82 | 6.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.