Dupage Policy Journal

There were 839 white students enrolled in Lisle Community Unit School District 202 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Lisle Community Unit School District 202 welcomed 1,489 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 58.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lisle Community Unit School District 202 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Lisle.

Among the three schools in Lisle Community Unit School District 202, Lisle Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 420 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	1,434	839	58.5%
2021	1,397	836	59.8%
2020	1,409	881	62.5%
2019	1,466	908	61.9%
2018	1,489	945	63.5%