Dupage Policy Journal

There were 1,267 white students enrolled in Villa Park School District 45 in the 2021-22 school year, 9.9% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Villa Park School District 45 welcomed 3,468 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 40.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Villa Park School District 45 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Villa Park.

Among the eight schools in Villa Park School District 45, Jackson Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 319 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	3,115	1,267	40.7%
2021	3,284	1,406	42.8%
2020	3,306	1,436	43.4%
2019	3,354	1,451	43.3%
2018	3,468	1,493	43.1%