Dupage Policy Journal

There were 2,270 white students enrolled in Glen Ellyn School District 41 in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Glen Ellyn School District 41 welcomed 3,575 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 65.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Glen Ellyn School District 41 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Glen Ellyn.

Among the five schools in Glen Ellyn School District 41, Hadley Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 739 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	3,477	2,270	65.3%
2021	3,576	2,304	64.4%
2020	3,618	2,404	66.4%
2019	3,564	2,341	65.7%
2018	3,575	2,347	65.7%