Dupage Policy Journal

There were 172 white students enrolled in Butler School District 53 in the 2021-22 school year, 6% less than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Butler School District 53 welcomed 527 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 38.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Butler School District 53 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Oak Brook.

Among the two schools in Butler School District 53, Butler Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 87 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	447	172	38.5%
2021	474	183	38.6%
2020	494	206	41.7%
2019	527	218	41.4%
2018	527	214	40.6%