Multiracial students comprised 6.4% of Naperville Community Unit School District 203’s student body in the 2024-25 school year

Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203
Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203 | Official website
By A. J. Winkler

There were 1,016 multiracial students enrolled in Naperville Community Unit School District 203 in the 2024-25 school year, 5.6% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Naperville Community Unit School District 203 welcomed 15,899 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Naperville Community Unit School District 203 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Naperville.

Among the 21 schools in Naperville Community Unit School District 203, Naperville Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 137 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 Naperville Community Unit School District 203 in the 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Over 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Multiracial StudentsMultiracial students (%)
2024-2515,8991,0166.4%
2023-2415,9359626%
2022-2315,9529325.8%
2021-2216,0649145.7%
2020-2116,1048905.5%

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