Dupage Policy Journal

There were 1,242 white students enrolled in Woodridge School District 68 in the 2021-22 school year, 4.5% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Woodridge School District 68 welcomed 3,068 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 45.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Woodridge School District 68 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Woodridge.

Among the seven schools in Woodridge School District 68, Thomas Jefferson Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 231 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	2,739	1,242	45.3%
2021	2,744	1,188	43.3%
2020	2,941	1,269	43.1%
2019	3,079	1,355	44%
2018	3,068	1,326	43.2%