Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 47.3% of DuPage County’s districts student body in 2024-25 school year

Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203
Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203 | Official website
By A. M. Epps

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.

Ethnic Composition of DuPage County School Districts Enrollment (2024-25)

Enrollment Demographics in DuPage County Districts During 2024-25 School Year
Districtwhite Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Naperville Community Unit School District 20357.3%15,899
Indian Prairie School District 20431.5%25,932
Community Unit School District 20060.1%11,503
Elmhurst School District 20566.6%8,209
Downers Grove Grade School District 5874.4%4,721
Glenbard Township High School District 8743.3%7,649
Community High School District 9961%4,598
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 18166.2%3,546
Glen Ellyn School District 4164.3%3,462
Hinsdale Township High School District 8655.5%3,801
Lombard School District 4459.9%2,976
Woodridge School District 6851.4%2,872
Lake Park Community High School District 10858.3%2,466
Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 8956.7%2,239
Community Consolidated School District 9337.1%3,299
DuPage High School District 8830.9%3,743
Villa Park School District 4536.3%3,135
Bloomingdale School District 1375.3%1,271
Lisle Community Unit School District 20257.8%1,508
Center Cass School District 6667.6%1,119
Westmont Community Unit School District 20153.7%1,297
Darien School District 6156.6%1,232
Addison School District 418.6%3,371
Maercker School District 6044.7%1,399
Itasca School District 1066.3%932
Gower School District 6255.8%928
Cass School District 6365.7%759
Roselle School District 1273.8%668
Bensenville School District 222.2%2,009
Keeneyville School District 2034.5%1,285
Medinah School District 1157.9%746
Community High School District 9420.1%1,975
Marquardt School District 1516.8%2,265
West Chicago Elementary School District 3311.6%3,211
Queen Bee School District 1623%1,580
Benjamin School District 2556.4%636
Fenton Community High School District 10023.5%1,334
Wood Dale School District 735.5%865
Salt Creek School District 4857.1%485
Winfield School District 3458%307
Butler School District 5324.9%462
Community Consolidated School District 1806.8%454

Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.


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