Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89: 113 Black students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year

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By A. J. Winkler

There were 113 Black students enrolled in Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 in the 2024-25 school year, 2.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 welcomed 2,239 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 5.0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Glen Ellyn.

Among the five schools in Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89, Glen Crest Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 33 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 Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Black StudentsBlack students (%)
2024-252,2391135%
2023-242,2221165.2%
2022-232,1991295.9%
2021-222,2281366.1%
2020-212,1971265.7%

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