Glen Ellyn School District 41: 67 Black students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year
There were 67 Black students enrolled in Glen Ellyn School District 41 in the 2024-25 school year, 6.9% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Glen Ellyn School District 41 welcomed 3,462 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
Glen Ellyn School District 41 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Glen Ellyn.
Among the five schools in Glen Ellyn School District 41, Hadley Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 27 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 | 3,462 | 67 | 1.9% |
| 2023-24 | 3,455 | 72 | 2.1% |
| 2022-23 | 3,508 | 88 | 2.5% |
| 2021-22 | 3,477 | 103 | 3% |
| 2020-21 | 3,576 | 119 | 3.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.