Queen Bee School District 16: 84 Black students were enrolled in schools in the 2024-25 school year
There were 84 Black students enrolled in Queen Bee School District 16 in the 2024-25 school year, 13.4% fewer than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Data showed that Queen Bee School District 16 welcomed 1,580 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 5.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
Queen Bee School District 16 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Glendale Heights.
Among the three schools in Queen Bee School District 16, Glenside Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 45 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 Black Students | Black students (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,580 | 84 | 5.3% |
| 2023-24 | 1,668 | 97 | 5.8% |
| 2022-23 | 1,665 | 89 | 5.3% |
| 2021-22 | 1,663 | 103 | 6.2% |
| 2020-21 | 1,714 | 94 | 5.5% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois Report Card. The source data can be found here.