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2021-22 school year sees 1,306 students enrolled at Westmont Community Unit School District 201

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Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Chief Education Officer Jason Helfer (2023) | Illinois State Board of education

Westmont Community Unit School District 201 welcomed 1,306 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 3.7% increase over the previous school year.

J.T. Manning Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 400 students.

Westmont Community Unit School District 201 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Westmont.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Westmont Community Unit School District 201 Over the Years

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