How many Asian students were enrolled in DuPage County districts in 2024-25 school year?

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By A. M. Epps

There were 23,573 Asian students enrolled in DuPage County school districts in the 2024-25 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Asian students made up 16.6% of the 142,148 students in the county. They were the third most represented ethnicity.

Among the 42 districts in DuPage County, Indian Prairie School District 204 recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 10,385 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with DuPage County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

Ethnic Composition of DuPage County School Districts Enrollment (2024-25)

Enrollment Demographics in DuPage County Districts During 2024-25 School Year
DistrictAsian Student Enrollment PercentageTotal enrollment
Indian Prairie School District 20440%25,932
Naperville Community Unit School District 20319%15,899
Glenbard Township High School District 8714.7%7,649
Community Unit School District 2008.1%11,503
Community Consolidated School District 9322.3%3,299
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 18118.4%3,546
Hinsdale Township High School District 8616.9%3,801
Elmhurst School District 2056.8%8,209
Glen Ellyn School District 4113.1%3,462
Queen Bee School District 1623.5%1,580
Lombard School District 4412%2,976
Community High School District 996.9%4,598
Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 8914.2%2,239
Maercker School District 6021.7%1,399
Marquardt School District 1512.8%2,265
Lake Park Community High School District 10810.5%2,466
Bloomingdale School District 1319.4%1,271
DuPage High School District 886.4%3,743
Butler School District 5349.8%462
Downers Grove Grade School District 584.7%4,721
Woodridge School District 687.6%2,872
Villa Park School District 456.9%3,135
Gower School District 6214.2%928
Addison School District 43.6%3,371
Center Cass School District 6610.6%1,119
Cass School District 6315.4%759
Keeneyville School District 208.5%1,285
Benjamin School District 2514.5%636
West Chicago Elementary School District 332.6%3,211
Lisle Community Unit School District 2025.4%1,508
Itasca School District 108%932
Westmont Community Unit School District 2015.8%1,297
Bensenville School District 23.7%2,009
Darien School District 615.5%1,232
Community High School District 943.3%1,975
Salt Creek School District 4812.8%485
Medinah School District 116.6%746
Wood Dale School District 75.1%865
Roselle School District 125.1%668
Fenton Community High School District 1002.5%1,334
Winfield School District 345.2%307
Community Consolidated School District 1802.6%454

Information in this story was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.


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