Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 47.3% of DuPage County’s districts student body in 2024-25 school year
There were 67,215 white students enrolled in DuPage County school districts in the 2024-25 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that white students made up 47.3% of the 142,148 students in the county. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the 42 districts in DuPage County, Naperville Community Unit School District 203 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 9,104 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with DuPage County.
Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.
As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.
| District | white Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 57.3% | 15,899 |
| Indian Prairie School District 204 | 31.5% | 25,932 |
| Community Unit School District 200 | 60.1% | 11,503 |
| Elmhurst School District 205 | 66.6% | 8,209 |
| Downers Grove Grade School District 58 | 74.4% | 4,721 |
| Glenbard Township High School District 87 | 43.3% | 7,649 |
| Community High School District 99 | 61% | 4,598 |
| Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 66.2% | 3,546 |
| Glen Ellyn School District 41 | 64.3% | 3,462 |
| Hinsdale Township High School District 86 | 55.5% | 3,801 |
| Lombard School District 44 | 59.9% | 2,976 |
| Woodridge School District 68 | 51.4% | 2,872 |
| Lake Park Community High School District 108 | 58.3% | 2,466 |
| Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 | 56.7% | 2,239 |
| Community Consolidated School District 93 | 37.1% | 3,299 |
| DuPage High School District 88 | 30.9% | 3,743 |
| Villa Park School District 45 | 36.3% | 3,135 |
| Bloomingdale School District 13 | 75.3% | 1,271 |
| Lisle Community Unit School District 202 | 57.8% | 1,508 |
| Center Cass School District 66 | 67.6% | 1,119 |
| Westmont Community Unit School District 201 | 53.7% | 1,297 |
| Darien School District 61 | 56.6% | 1,232 |
| Addison School District 4 | 18.6% | 3,371 |
| Maercker School District 60 | 44.7% | 1,399 |
| Itasca School District 10 | 66.3% | 932 |
| Gower School District 62 | 55.8% | 928 |
| Cass School District 63 | 65.7% | 759 |
| Roselle School District 12 | 73.8% | 668 |
| Bensenville School District 2 | 22.2% | 2,009 |
| Keeneyville School District 20 | 34.5% | 1,285 |
| Medinah School District 11 | 57.9% | 746 |
| Community High School District 94 | 20.1% | 1,975 |
| Marquardt School District 15 | 16.8% | 2,265 |
| West Chicago Elementary School District 33 | 11.6% | 3,211 |
| Queen Bee School District 16 | 23% | 1,580 |
| Benjamin School District 25 | 56.4% | 636 |
| Fenton Community High School District 100 | 23.5% | 1,334 |
| Wood Dale School District 7 | 35.5% | 865 |
| Salt Creek School District 48 | 57.1% | 485 |
| Winfield School District 34 | 58% | 307 |
| Butler School District 53 | 24.9% | 462 |
| Community Consolidated School District 180 | 6.8% | 454 |
Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.