How many white students were enrolled in Glenbard Township High School District 87 in the 2024-25 school year?
There were 3,311 white students enrolled in Glenbard Township High School District 87 in the 2024-25 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Glenbard Township High School District 87 welcomed 7,649 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 43.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.
Glenbard Township High School District 87 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Glen Ellyn.
Among the four schools in Glenbard Township High School District 87, Glenbard West High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,231 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 | 7,649 | 3,311 | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 7,606 | 3,305 | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 7,703 | 3,385 | 43.9% |
| 2021-22 | 7,788 | 3,546 | 45.5% |
| 2020-21 | 7,918 | 3,788 | 47.8% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.