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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 6.3% of DuPage County’s districts student body in 2021-22 school year

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Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Principal Mr. Daniel Bridges (2023) | Naperville Community Unit School District 203

Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Principal Mr. Daniel Bridges (2023) | Naperville Community Unit School District 203

There were 9,003 Black students enrolled in DuPage County school districts in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Black students made up 6.3% of the 143,128 students in DuPage County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity.

Among the 42 districts in DuPage County, Indian Prairie School District 204 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 2,359 students.

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

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 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.

Ethnicities in DuPage County in 2021-22 School Year
White [49.9%]Asian [15.7%]Hispanic [23.3%]Black [6.3%]Ethnicities <5 [4.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in DuPage County Districts During 2021-22 School Year
District% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Indian Prairie School District 2049.225,632
Naperville Community Unit School District 2034.616,064
Community Unit School District 2006.311,550
Glenbard Township High School District 876.47,788
Woodridge School District 6814.62,739
Community High School District 997.74,808
Marquardt School District 1514.32,339
Community Consolidated School District 18067445
Villa Park School District 458.83,115
Hinsdale Township High School District 866.83,898
Community Consolidated School District 937.63,249
Keeneyville School District 20161,325
DuPage High School District 885.33,776
Lombard School District 446.12,927
Downers Grove Grade School District 583.64,802
Elmhurst School District 2051.88,164
Darien School District 6110.91,277
Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 896.12,228
Lake Park Community High School District 1085.32,527
Lisle Community Unit School District 2028.61,434
Westmont Community Unit School District 2018.91,306
West Chicago Elementary School District 333.33,468
Queen Bee School District 166.21,663
Glen Ellyn School District 4133,477
Addison School District 42.63,561
Maercker School District 6071,307
Community High School District 942.61,982
Center Cass School District 664.71,084
Bensenville School District 22.31,976
Salt Creek School District 488.9485
Fenton Community High School District 1002.61,397
Medinah School District 115.5656
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 1810.93,662
Cass School District 633.5791
Wood Dale School District 72.8904
Gower School District 622.7918
Benjamin School District 253.1613
Winfield School District 344.6324
Itasca School District 1011,000
Bloomingdale School District 1301,354
Butler School District 530447
Roselle School District 120666

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Hinsdale Township High School District 86Villa Park School District 45 BoardElmhurst District 205 School BoardGlenbard Township High School District 87 BoardSalt Creek School District 48Downers Grove Grade School District 58Community Consolidated School District 93 BoardBenjamin School District 25 BoardGower School District 62 BoardLombard School District 44Medinah School District 11 BoardButler School District 53West Chicago School District 33 BoardDarien School District 61 BoardLisle Community Unit School District 202 BoardBloomingdale School District 13Community Consolidated School District 89Cass School District 63Center Cass School District 66 BoardCommunity Unit School District 200Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181Winfield School District 34 BoardWest Chicago Community High SchoolIndian Prairie Community Unit School District 204Marquardt School District 15 BoardWoodridge School District 68 BoardWestmont Community Unit School District 201Keeneyville School District #20 Board of EducationLake Park Community High School District 108 BoardNaperville Community Unit District 203Bensenville School District 2Fenton Community High School District 100Maercker School District 60Itasca School District 10Addison School District 4Wood Dale School District 7Queen Bee School District 16Dupage High School District 88 BoardBurr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180Roselle School District 12 BoardGlen Ellyn School District 41 BoardDowners Grove Community High School District 99

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