Dupage Policy Journal

There were 703 white students enrolled in Itasca School District 10 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Itasca School District 10 welcomed 1,027 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 70.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Itasca School District 10 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Itasca.

Among the three schools in Itasca School District 10, F.E. Peacock Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 251 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	1,000	703	70.3%
2021	983	695	70.7%
2020	1,021	710	69.5%
2019	1,031	732	71%
2018	1,027	740	72.1%