Dupage Policy Journal

There were 7,268 white students enrolled in Community Unit School District 200 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Community Unit School District 200 welcomed 12,809 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Community Unit School District 200 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Wheaton.

Among the 20 schools in Community Unit School District 200, Wheaton North High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,204 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	11,550	7,268	62.9%
2021	11,742	7,366	62.7%
2020	12,283	7,752	63.1%
2019	12,515	7,944	63.5%
2018	12,809	8,127	63.4%