Dupage Policy Journal

There were 880 white students enrolled in Addison School District 4 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Addison School District 4 welcomed 4,059 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 24.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Addison School District 4 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Addison.

Among the nine schools in Addison School District 4, Indian Trail Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 262 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	3,561	880	24.7%
2021	3,644	867	23.8%
2020	3,843	936	24.4%
2019	3,953	1,018	25.8%
2018	4,059	946	23.3%