Dupage Policy Journal

There were 1,324 white students enrolled in Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 welcomed 2,199 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Glen Ellyn.

Among the five schools in Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89, Glen Crest Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 399 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	2,228	1,324	59.4%
2021	2,197	1,309	59.6%
2020	2,283	1,358	59.5%
2019	2,269	1,353	59.6%
2018	2,199	1,333	60.6%