Dupage Policy Journal

There were 2,982 white students enrolled in Community High School District 99 in the 2021-22 school year, 7% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Community High School District 99 welcomed 4,948 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.0% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Community High School District 99 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Downers Grove.

Among the two schools in Community High School District 99, Downers Grove North High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,538 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	4,808	2,982	62%
2021	4,928	3,207	65.1%
2020	4,889	3,174	64.9%
2019	4,983	3,205	64.3%
2018	4,948	3,212	64.9%