Hispanic students comprised 20.4% of Itasca School District 10’s student body in the 2024-25 school year

Craig Benes, District Superintendent at Itasca School District 10
Craig Benes, District Superintendent at Itasca School District 10 | Itasca School District 10
By A. J. Winkler

There were 190 Hispanic students enrolled in Itasca School District 10 in the 2024-25 school year, 4.5% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Itasca School District 10 welcomed 932 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 20.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Itasca School District 10 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Itasca.

Among the three schools in Itasca School District 10, Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 70 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 Itasca School District 10 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Itasca School District 10 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students (%)
2024-2593219020.4%
2023-2498419920.2%
2022-2397319720.2%
2021-221,00018518.5%
2020-2198317417.7%

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