Dupage Policy Journal

Neuqua Valley High School had the highest enrollment among DuPage County schools, welcoming 3,324 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Neuqua Valley High School students was white, accounting for 47.1% of the student population.

Among the 245 schools in DuPage County, Metea Valley High School ranked second in enrollment with 2,935 students, while York Community High School welcomed 2,743 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Neuqua Valley High School is a part of Indian Prairie School District 204, which generally encompasses schools within DuPage County with its main office in Aurora.

In the previous school year, Neuqua Valley High School had the highest number of students among DuPage County schools.

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.

School name	City	Total Enrolment
Neuqua Valley High School	Naperville	3,324
Metea Valley High School	Aurora	2,935
York Community High School	Elmhurst	2,743
Downers Grove South High School	Downers Grove	2,682
Naperville North High School	Naperville	2,635
Naperville Central High School	Naperville	2,576
Lake Park High School	Roselle	2,527
Hinsdale Central High School	Hinsdale	2,490
Waubonsie Valley High School	Aurora	2,447
Glenbard West High School	Glen Ellyn	2,297
Glenbard East High School	Lombard	2,222
Glenbard North High School	Carol Stream	2,175
Downers Grove North High School	Downers Grove	2,126
Community High School	West Chicago	1,982
Wheaton North High School	Wheaton	1,914
Addison Trail High School	Addison	1,906
Willowbrook High School	Villa Park	1,870
Wheaton Warrenville South High School	Wheaton	1,824
Fenton High School	Bensenville	1,397
Hinsdale South High School	Darien	1,299
Indian Trail Junior High School	Addison	1,261
Leman Middle School	West Chicago	1,146
Hadley Junior High School	Glen Ellyn	1,103
Glenbard South High School	Glen Ellyn	1,094
Francis Granger Middle School	Aurora	1,034
Scullen Middle School	Naperville	1,020
Kennedy Junior High School	Lisle	981
Glenn Westlake Middle School	Lombard	934
Marquardt Middle School	Glendale Heights	846
Clifford Crone Middle School	Naperville	844
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	Naperville	839
Jefferson Junior High School	Naperville	813
Fischer Middle School	Aurora	798
Glenside Middle School	Glendale Heights	773
Still Middle School	Aurora	748
Lincoln Junior High School	Naperville	740
Hinsdale Middle School	Hinsdale	738
Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville	715
Hubble Middle School	Warrenville	700
Monroe Middle School	Wheaton	697
Bryan Middle School	Elmhurst	695
Tioga Elementary School	Bensenville	693
Glen Crest Middle School	Glen Ellyn	693
Elmwood Elementary School	Naperville	670
Jackson Middle School	Villa Park	665
Edison Middle School	Wheaton	654
Churchill Elementary School	Glen Ellyn	646
Blackhawk Middle School	Bensenville	643
Herrick Middle School	Downers Grove	640
Wesley A. Johnson School	Bensenville	640
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	Aurora	637
Forest Glen Elementary School	Glen Ellyn	631
Hawthorne Elementary School	Elmhurst	629
Sandburg Middle School	Elmhurst	623
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	Naperville	619
Fry Elementary School	Naperville	616
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	Woodridge	610
Steeple Run Elementary School	Naperville	603
Nancy Young Elementary School	Aurora	602
Madison Junior High School	Naperville	597
Franklin Middle School	Wheaton	590
Beebe Elementary School	Naperville	590
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	Naperville	590
Mill Street Elementary School	Naperville	586
May Watts Elementary School	Naperville	569
Spring Brook Elementary School	Naperville	566
Ranch View Elementary School	Naperville	563
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Glen Ellyn	556
Washington Junior High School	Naperville	554
Stratford Middle School	Bloomingdale	554
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	Aurora	554
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Winfield	551
Cloverdale Elementary School	Carol Stream	550
Arlene Welch Elementary School	Naperville	550
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	Elmhurst	545
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Glen Ellyn	541
Gower West Elementary School	Willowbrook	540
Jay Stream Middle School	Carol Stream	538
Clarendon Hills Middle School	Clarendon Hills	531
White Eagle Elementary School	Naperville	526
Lester Elementary School	Downers Grove	518
Maplebrook Elementary School	Naperville	518
Edison Elementary School	Elmhurst	516
Prairie Children Preschool	Aurora	513
Owen Elementary School	Naperville	506
McCarty Elementary School	Aurora	499
Brookdale Elementary School	Naperville	497
Prairie Elementary School	Naperville	496
Gary Elementary School	West Chicago	496
Westfield Middle School	Bloomingdale	495
Highlands Elementary School	Naperville	494
Briar Glen Elementary School	Wheaton	494
Erickson Elementary School	Bloomingdale	490
Patterson Elementary School	Naperville	490
River Woods Elementary School	Naperville	486
Madison Elementary School	Lombard	481
Meadow Glens Elementary School	Naperville	480
Wiesbrook Elementary School	Wheaton	475
Greenbrook Elementary School	Hanover Park	475
Concord Elementary School	Darien	467
Holmes Elementary School	Clarendon Hills	467
Georgetown Elementary School	Aurora	460
Spring Wood Middle School	Hanover Park	456
Ardmore Elementary School	Villa Park	453
Clifford Johnson School	Warrenville	452
Fullerton Elementary School	Addison	451
Eisenhower Junior High School	Darien	451
Westview Hills Middle School	Willowbrook	442
Mark DeLay School	Darien	442
Jackson Elementary School	Elmhurst	441
Lincoln Elementary School	Wheaton	438
Bower Elementary School	Warrenville	436
Kingsley Elementary School	Naperville	436
Churchville Middle School	Elmhurst	435
Schafer Elementary School	Lombard	433
Spring Hills Elementary School	Roselle	433
Scott Elementary School	Naperville	432
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	Naperville	432
Stone Elementary School	Addison	431
Emerson Elementary School	Elmhurst	428
Americana Intermediate School	Glendale Heights	421
O'Neill Middle School	Downers Grove	420
Whittier Elementary School	Wheaton	415
Jefferson Middle School	Villa Park	413
Park View Elementary School	Glen Ellyn	412
Madison Elementary School	Wheaton	407
Madison Elementary School	Hinsdale	405
Glen Hill Primary School	Glendale Heights	404
J.T. Manning Elementary School	Westmont	400
Maercker Elementary School	Westmont	398
Winnebago Elementary School	Bloomingdale	397
Waterbury Elementary School	Roselle	394
Black Hawk Elementary School	Glendale Heights	393
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	Lombard	392
Goodrich Elementary School	Woodridge	392
Lisle High School	Lisle	389
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School	Darien	385
Lace Elementary School	Darien	384
Reskin Elementary School	Glendale Heights	384
Field Elementary School	Elmhurst	383
Jefferson Elementary School	Elmhurst	383
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	Wheaton	382
Westmore Elementary School	Lombard	381
Westmont High School	Westmont	380
Gower Middle School	Burr Ridge	378
Washington Elementary School	Wheaton	371
Highland Elementary School	Downers Grove	370
Longwood Elementary School	Naperville	369
Robert Clow Elementary School	Naperville	369
Dujardin Elementary School	Bloomingdale	369
Oak Elementary School	Hinsdale	369
Meadowview Elementary School	Woodridge	367
North Elementary School	Villa Park	367
Currier Elementary School	West Chicago	365
William F. Murphy Elementary School	Woodridge	360
Kingsley Elementary School	Downers Grove	360
Henry Puffer School	Downers Grove	358
F.E. Peacock Middle School	Itasca	355
Edgewood Elementary School	Woodridge	355
Evergreen Elementary School	Carol Stream	352
Prairieview Elementary School	Downers Grove	352
Indian Trail Elementary School	Downers Grove	350
Wegner Elementary School	West Chicago	349
Ann Reid Early Childhood Center	Naperville	349
Lakeview Junior High School	Downers Grove	347
Hillcrest Elementary School	Downers Grove	347
John L. Sipley Elementary School	Woodridge	347
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	Hanover Park	345
Pierce Downer Elementary School	Downers Grove	343
Raymond Benson Primary School	Itasca	342
Prospect Elementary School	Clarendon Hills	338
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School	Aurora	334
Walker School	Clarendon Hills	331
Longfellow Elementary School	Wheaton	330
Cass Junior High School	Darien	324
Lisle Junior High School	Lisle	323
The Lane Elementary School	Hinsdale	323
Arbor View Elementary School	Glen Ellyn	319
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School	Glendale Heights	319
Fairmount Elementary School	Downers Grove	317
Lincoln Elementary School	Addison	315
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	Carol Stream	314
Wood Dale Junior High School	Wood Dale	314
Elm Elementary School	Burr Ridge	314
Monroe Elementary School	Hinsdale	313
Westfield Elementary School	Glen Ellyn	310
Willow Creek Elementary School	Woodridge	308
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	Itasca	303
Pioneer Elementary School	West Chicago	296
Army Trail Elementary School	Addison	294
Whittier Elementary School	Downers Grove	289
V. Blanche Graham Elementary School	Naperville	287
Turner Elementary School	West Chicago	285
Wayne Builta Elementary School	Bolingbrook	282
Westmont Junior High School	Westmont	280
Carol Stream Elementary School	Carol Stream	272
Indian Knoll Elementary School	West Chicago	270
Butterfield Elementary School	Lombard	267
Manor Hill Elementary School	Lombard	266
Benjamin Middle School	West Chicago	261
Lowell Elementary School	Wheaton	258
El Sierra Elementary School	Downers Grove	258
Western Trails Elementary School	Carol Stream	257
Madison Early Childhood Center	Elmhurst	257
Emerson Elementary School	Wheaton	256
Oakbrook Elementary School	Wood Dale	254
Westview Elementary School	Wood Dale	252
Roy De Shane Elementary School	Carol Stream	251
Medinah Primary School	Medinah	246
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	Lombard	245
Brook Forest Elementary School	Oak Brook	243
Lake Park Elementary School	Addison	238
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	Willowbrook	238
Ardmore Elementary School	Addison	238
Ellsworth Elementary School	Naperville	236
Roselle Middle School	Roselle	233
Belle Aire Elementary School	Downers Grove	232
Naper Elementary School	Naperville	229
Jefferson Early Childhood Center	Wheaton	226
Park View Elementary School	Lombard	223
Winfield Central School	Winfield	214
John E. Albright Middle School	Villa Park	212
Burr Ridge Middle School	Burr Ridge	207
Medinah Intermediate School	Medinah	206
Medinah Middle School	Roselle	204
York Center Elementary School	Lombard	203
Stevenson School	Lombard	200
C.E. Miller Elementary School	Westmont	197
Butler Junior High School	Oak Brook	197
Wesley Elementary School	Addison	179
Hawthorne Elementary School	Wheaton	174
Community Consolidated School District 93	Bloomingdale	168
Addison Early Learning Center	Addison	154
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	Oakbrook Terrace	142
Salt Creek Elementary School	Elmhurst	131
John Schroder Early Childhood Center	Lombard	119
Winfield Primary School	Winfield	110
West Chicago D33 ELC Winfield Primary Annex	Winfield	103
Lincoln Elementary School	Elmhurst	86
Early Learning Center	West Chicago	86
Early Childhood Education Center	Wood Dale	84
Trinity School	West Chicago	72
Queen Bee School	Glendale Heights	65
South School	Westmont	49