Dupage Policy Journal

There were 9,616 white students enrolled in Naperville Community Unit School District 203 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Naperville Community Unit School District 203 welcomed 16,654 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Naperville Community Unit School District 203 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Naperville.

Among the 22 schools in Naperville Community Unit School District 203, Naperville Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,708 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	16,064	9,616	59.9%
2021	16,104	9,737	60.5%
2020	16,546	10,091	61%
2019	16,552	10,324	62.4%
2018	16,654	10,500	63%