Dupage Policy Journal

There were 324 white students enrolled in Wood Dale School District 7 in the 2021-22 school year, 13.4% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Wood Dale School District 7 welcomed 1,077 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 35.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Wood Dale School District 7 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Wood Dale.

Among the four schools in Wood Dale School District 7, Westview Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 99 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	904	324	35.8%
2021	979	374	38.2%
2020	1,058	407	38.5%
2019	1,082	424	39.2%
2018	1,077	430	39.9%