Dupage Policy Journal

There were 578 white students enrolled in Maercker School District 60 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Maercker School District 60 welcomed 1,485 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 44.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Maercker School District 60 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Westmont.

Among the three schools in Maercker School District 60, Holmes Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 207 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	1,307	578	44.2%
2021	1,319	562	42.6%
2020	1,416	635	44.8%
2019	1,424	650	45.6%
2018	1,485	671	45.2%