How many white students were enrolled in Community Unit School District 200 in the 2024-25 school year?
There were 6,918 white students enrolled in Community Unit School District 200 in the 2024-25 school year, 3.5% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Community Unit School District 200 welcomed 11,503 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 60.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Community Unit School District 200 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Wheaton.
Among the 19 schools in Community Unit School District 200, Wheaton Warrenville South High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,104 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 White Students | White students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11,503 | 6,918 | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 11,488 | 7,166 | 62.4% |
| 2022-23 | 11,493 | 7,182 | 62.5% |
| 2021-22 | 11,550 | 7,268 | 62.9% |
| 2020-21 | 11,742 | 7,366 | 62.7% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.