Dupage Policy Journal

There were 447 white students enrolled in Marquardt School District 15 in the 2021-22 school year, 10.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Marquardt School District 15 welcomed 2,596 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 19.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Marquardt School District 15 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Glendale Heights.

Among the five schools in Marquardt School District 15, Marquardt Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 145 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	2,339	447	19.1%
2021	2,396	405	16.9%
2020	2,413	439	18.2%
2019	2,521	475	18.8%
2018	2,596	506	19.5%