Dupage Policy Journal

There were 3,546 white students enrolled in Glenbard Township High School District 87 in the 2021-22 school year, 6.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Glenbard Township High School District 87 welcomed 8,137 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 45.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Glenbard Township High School District 87 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Glen Ellyn.

Among the four schools in Glenbard Township High School District 87, Glenbard West High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,278 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	7,788	3,546	45.5%
2021	7,918	3,788	47.8%
2020	8,029	3,881	48.3%
2019	8,133	4,050	49.8%
2018	8,137	4,084	50.2%