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Fenton Community High School District 100 Education: 390 white students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

Illinois State Board of education | Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023)

There were 390 white students enrolled in Fenton Community High School District 100 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Fenton Community High School District 100 welcomed 1,493 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 27.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Fenton Community High School District 100 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Bensenville.

Fenton High School is the only one school in the Fenton Community High School District 100 that recorded enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 390 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.

Ethnicities in Fenton Community High School District 100 in 2021-22 School Year

Hispanic [64.3%]White [27.9%]Ethnicities <5% [7.5%]
Enrollment Demographics in Fenton Community High School District 100 During the Last 5 Years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
20221,39739027.9%
20211,38838327.6%
20201,43041729.2%
20191,47341428.1%
20181,49343429.1%

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