Dupage Policy Journal

Of the many ethnicities represented in DuPage County district's, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among DuPage County students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 143,128 students attending DuPage County district schools, 49.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 23.3% of DuPage County's districts students.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in DuPage County districts, representing 50.5% of the student body.

Keeneyville School District 20 had the most even distribution of races among county districts, including 36.5% white students, 34.6% Hispanic students, 16% African American students, 7% Asian students, 4.8% Multi-racial students, and 1% American Indian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public school districts in the county dropped 1.2% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with DuPage County.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 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 3% 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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrolment
Addison School District 4	Hispanic	63.2%	3,561
Benjamin School District 25	White	63.6%	613
Bensenville School District 2	Hispanic	70.4%	1,976
Bloomingdale School District 13	White	67.1%	1,354
Butler School District 53	Asian	52.6%	447
Cass School District 63	White	64.3%	791
Center Cass School District 66	White	67.6%	1,084
Community Consolidated School District 180	African American	67%	445
Community Consolidated School District 93	White	41.8%	3,249
Community High School District 94	Hispanic	69.7%	1,982
Community High School District 99	White	62%	4,808
Community Unit School District 200	White	62.9%	11,550
Darien School District 61	White	57.4%	1,277
Downers Grove Grade School District 58	White	75.9%	4,802
DuPage High School District 88	Hispanic	48.5%	3,776
Elmhurst School District 205	White	68.9%	8,164
Fenton Community High School District 100	Hispanic	64.3%	1,397
Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89	White	59.4%	2,228
Glen Ellyn School District 41	White	65.3%	3,477
Glenbard Township High School District 87	White	45.5%	7,788
Gower School District 62	White	58.1%	918
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181	White	67.8%	3,662
Hinsdale Township High School District 86	White	62.3%	3,898
Indian Prairie School District 204	Asian	36.2%	25,632
Itasca School District 10	White	70.3%	1,000
Keeneyville School District 20	White	36.5%	1,325
Lake Park Community High School District 108	White	60.7%	2,527
Lisle Community Unit School District 202	White	58.5%	1,434
Lombard School District 44	White	61%	2,927
Maercker School District 60	White	44.2%	1,307
Marquardt School District 15	Hispanic	50%	2,339
Medinah School District 11	White	64.9%	656
Naperville Community Unit School District 203	White	59.9%	16,064
Queen Bee School District 16	Hispanic	46.1%	1,663
Roselle School District 12	White	76%	666
Salt Creek School District 48	White	58.1%	485
Villa Park School District 45	White	40.7%	3,115
West Chicago Elementary School District 33	Hispanic	80.4%	3,468
Westmont Community Unit School District 201	White	58%	1,306
Winfield School District 34	White	65.4%	324
Wood Dale School District 7	Hispanic	53.7%	904
Woodridge School District 68	White	45.3%	2,739