How many white students were enrolled in DuPage High School District 88 in the 2024-25 school year?
There were 1,155 white students enrolled in DuPage High School District 88 in the 2024-25 school year, 6.3% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that DuPage High School District 88 welcomed 3,743 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 30.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
DuPage High School District 88 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Addison.
Among the two schools in DuPage High School District 88, Willowbrook High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 762 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 | 3,743 | 1,155 | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 3,715 | 1,232 | 33.2% |
| 2022-23 | 3,787 | 1,343 | 35.5% |
| 2021-22 | 3,776 | 1,365 | 36.1% |
| 2020-21 | 3,764 | 1,344 | 35.7% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.