Hispanic students comprised 13.1% of Indian Prairie School District 204’s student body in the 2024-25 school year

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By A. J. Winkler

There were 3,398 Hispanic students enrolled in Indian Prairie School District 204 in the 2024-25 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Indian Prairie School District 204 welcomed 25,932 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 13.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Indian Prairie School District 204 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Aurora.

Among the 31 schools in Indian Prairie School District 204, Waubonsie Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 536 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 Indian Prairie School District 204 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Indian Prairie School District 204 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students (%)
2024-2525,9323,39813.1%
2023-2425,7813,39113.2%
2022-2325,5363,31713%
2021-2225,6323,28112.8%
2020-2125,8833,28412.7%

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