Dupage Policy Journal

There were 9,168 white students enrolled in Indian Prairie School District 204 in the 2021-22 school year, 5.8% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Indian Prairie School District 204 welcomed 27,859 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 35.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Indian Prairie School District 204 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Aurora.

Among the 32 schools in Indian Prairie School District 204, Neuqua Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,567 students.

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 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	25,632	9,168	35.8%
2021	25,883	9,734	37.6%
2020	26,877	10,831	40.3%
2019	27,408	11,616	42.4%
2018	27,859	12,302	44.2%