Hispanic students comprised 13.1% of Indian Prairie School District 204’s student body in the 2024-25 school year
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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25,932 | 3,398 | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25,781 | 3,391 | 13.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25,536 | 3,317 | 13% |
| 2021-22 | 25,632 | 3,281 | 12.8% |
| 2020-21 | 25,883 | 3,284 | 12.7% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.