Dupage Policy Journal

There were 533 white students enrolled in Gower School District 62 in the 2021-22 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Gower School District 62 welcomed 882 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 58.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Gower School District 62 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Willowbrook.

Among the two schools in Gower School District 62, Gower West Elementary 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	918	533	58.1%
2021	887	522	58.9%
2020	869	509	58.6%
2019	875	519	59.3%
2018	882	539	61.1%