Dupage Policy Journal

There were 69,344 white students enrolled in DuPage County County schools in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that white students made up 50.4% of the 137,722 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 240 schools in DuPage County County, York Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,898 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 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	% of White students enrolment	Total enrollment
York Community High School	69.2	2,743
Naperville Central High School	66.3	2,576
Hinsdale Central High School	65.8	2,490
Naperville North High School	58.7	2,635
Downers Grove North High School	72.3	2,126
Lake Park High School	60.7	2,527
Downers Grove South High School	53.8	2,682
Glenbard West High School	55.6	2,297
Wheaton North High School	62.9	1,914
Wheaton Warrenville South High School	63.3	1,824
Metea Valley High School	33.3	2,935
Waubonsie Valley High School	39.4	2,447
Bartlett High School	37.8	2,364
Glenbard East High School	40	2,222
Willowbrook High School	46.6	1,870
Hadley Junior High School	67	1,103
Hinsdale South High School	56.7	1,299
Glenbard North High School	33.8	2,175
Glenbard South High School	58.8	1,094
Bryan Middle School	81.6	695
Glenn Westlake Middle School	60.2	934
Lincoln Junior High School	72.4	740
Herrick Middle School	79.4	640
Kennedy Junior High School	50.8	981
Addison Trail High School	25.9	1,906
Hawthorne Elementary School	78.2	629
Hinsdale Middle School	65.6	738
Edison Middle School	71.4	654
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	83.6	556
Sandburg Middle School	73.8	623
Elmwood Elementary School	64.6	670
Edison Elementary School	81.6	516
Lisle Elementary School	58.2	722
Community High School	21	1,982
Lester Elementary School	79.5	518
Forest Glen Elementary School	65.3	631
Monroe Middle School	58	697
Jefferson Junior High School	49.2	813
Washington Junior High School	72	554
Glen Crest Middle School	57.6	693
Wiesbrook Elementary School	83.8	475
Clarendon Hills Middle School	74	531
Hubble Middle School	55.9	700
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	72.3	541
Fenton High School	27.9	1,397
Madison Junior High School	63.1	597
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	59.9	623
Maplebrook Elementary School	71.4	518
Franklin Middle School	61	590
Prairie Elementary School	72.6	496
Westfield Middle School	69.5	495
Erickson Elementary School	68.2	490
Spring Hills Elementary School	76	433
Briar Glen Elementary School	65	494
Jackson Middle School	48	665
Gower West Elementary School	59.1	540
Whittier Elementary School	76.6	415
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	80.6	392
Ardmore Elementary School	69.5	453
Jackson Elementary School	71.2	441
Highlands Elementary School	63.2	494
Mill Street Elementary School	52.9	586
Highland Elementary School	83.2	370
Centennial School	61.7	496
Emerson Elementary School	71.5	428
Pierce Downer Elementary School	89.2	343
Norton Creek Elementary School	68.5	445
Concord Elementary School	64.2	467
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	54.3	551
Beebe Elementary School	49.5	590
Lincoln Elementary School	66.4	438
Jefferson Elementary School	76	383
O'Neill Middle School	69	420
Fischer Middle School	36.2	798
Hillcrest Elementary School	82.7	347
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	33.7	839
Madison Elementary School	58	481
Steeple Run Elementary School	46.3	603
Francis Granger Middle School	26.7	1,034
Ranch View Elementary School	48.1	563
Madison Elementary School	55.7	481
Churchill Elementary School	40.7	646
Bower Elementary School	60.3	436
Indian Trail Junior High School	20.8	1,261
Kingsley Elementary School	72.2	360
Scott Elementary School	60	432
Henry Puffer School	72.1	358
Eisenhower Junior High School	57.2	451
Oak Elementary School	69.9	369
Longfellow Elementary School	77.3	330
Mark DeLay School	57.2	442
F.E. Peacock Middle School	70.7	355
Field Elementary School	65.5	383
Jay Stream Middle School	46.7	538
Still Middle School	33.6	748
J.T. Manning Elementary School	62.5	400
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School	64.7	385
Fairmount Elementary School	77.3	317
Lakeview Junior High School	70.3	347
Walker School	73.4	331
Park View Elementary School	59	412
Prospect Elementary School	71.9	338
Whittier Elementary School	58.3	415
Prairieview Elementary School	68.2	352
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	61.8	382
Raymond Benson Primary School	69	342
Stratford Middle School	42.4	554
Lisle High School	59.9	389
Washington Elementary School	62.8	371
Meadow Glens Elementary School	48.1	480
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	37.9	610
Dujardin Elementary School	62.3	369
Waterbury Elementary School	58.4	394
Cloverdale Elementary School	41.1	550
Evergreen Elementary School	63.9	352
Monroe Elementary School	71.6	313
Westmore Elementary School	58.5	381
Lace Elementary School	57.8	384
The Lane Elementary School	67.8	323
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	34.4	637
Churchville Middle School	49.9	435
Madison Elementary School	45.1	481
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	71.3	303
Gower Middle School	56.6	378
Indian Trail Elementary School	60.9	350
Goodrich Elementary School	54.3	392
Cass Junior High School	64.5	324
Brookdale Elementary School	42.1	497
Holmes Elementary School	44.3	467
Wayne Elementary School	60.5	342
Westmont High School	53.9	380
Westview Hills Middle School	45.9	442
Westfield Elementary School	63.2	310
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	55.2	353
Meadowview Elementary School	52.6	367
Lisle Junior High School	57.6	323
Stone Elementary School	43.2	431
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	75.9	245
McCarty Elementary School	36.9	499
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	56.7	314
Roselle Middle School	76	233
Horizon Elementary School	33.8	520
Owen Elementary School	34	506
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	31	554
May Watts Elementary School	30.1	569
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	31.2	545
Madison Early Childhood Center	66.1	257
Willow Creek Elementary School	54.9	308
Maercker Elementary School	42.2	398
Spring Trail Elementary School	49.6	337
Tioga Elementary School	24	693
Belle Aire Elementary School	71.1	232
Benjamin Middle School	63.2	261
Arbor View Elementary School	51.7	319
William F. Murphy Elementary School	45.3	360
Emerson Elementary School	38.1	428
Jefferson Early Childhood Center	71.2	226
Lowell Elementary School	62	258
Ellsworth Elementary School	67.8	236
White Eagle Elementary School	30.2	526
Ann Reid Early Childhood Center	45.3	349
Spring Wood Middle School	34.4	456
Park View Elementary School	38.1	412
Prairieview Elementary School	44.3	352
Westmont Junior High School	55	280
Medinah Primary School	61.8	246
El Sierra Elementary School	58.9	258
Butterfield Elementary School	55.1	267
Clifford Johnson School	32.1	452
Marquardt Middle School	17.1	846
Winnebago Elementary School	36.3	397
Medinah Middle School	68.1	204
Elm Elementary School	44.3	314
Leman Middle School	12	1,146
John L. Sipley Elementary School	39.8	347
Naper Elementary School	60.3	229
Wesley A. Johnson School	21.4	640
Medinah Intermediate School	65.5	206
Edgewood Elementary School	38	355
Winfield Central School	62.6	214
Blackhawk Middle School	20.7	643
Glenside Middle School	16.7	773
Manor Hill Elementary School	48.1	266
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	21.7	590
Prairie Children Preschool	24.8	513
Jefferson Middle School	29.3	413
C.E. Miller Elementary School	59.9	197
Carol Stream Elementary School	43	272
North Elementary School	30.8	367
Schafer Elementary School	25.9	433
Fullerton Elementary School	24.4	451
John E. Albright Middle School	51.9	212
Glen Hill Primary School	26.5	404
Americana Intermediate School	25.2	421
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School	30.8	334
Western Trails Elementary School	38.9	257
Westview Elementary School	39.3	252
Wood Dale Junior High School	31.5	314
Nancy Young Elementary School	16.4	602
Hawthorne Elementary School	15.4	629
Oakbrook Elementary School	38.2	254
Roy De Shane Elementary School	38.2	251
Greenbrook Elementary School	20.2	475
Georgetown Elementary School	20.4	460
Longwood Elementary School	23.6	369
Butler Junior High School	44.2	197
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	25.2	345
Salt Creek Elementary School	65.6	131
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	60.6	142
Brook Forest Elementary School	34.6	243
Army Trail Elementary School	27.2	294
Addison Early Learning Center	51.3	154
Wegner Elementary School	22.3	349
Winfield Primary School	70.9	110
John Schroder Early Childhood Center	61.3	119
Lincoln Elementary School	16.2	438
Community Consolidated School District 93	39.9	168
Gary Elementary School	13.3	496
Wesley Elementary School	32.4	179
Indian Knoll Elementary School	20	270
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School	16.9	319
Black Hawk Elementary School	13.5	393
Reskin Elementary School	13.3	384
Ardmore Elementary School	10.8	453
Turner Elementary School	14	285
Lincoln Elementary School	7.3	438
York Center Elementary School	15.8	203
Stevenson School	16	200
South School	63.3	49
Early Childhood Education Center	34.5	84
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	10.5	238
Lake Park Elementary School	10.1	238
Burr Ridge Middle School	10.1	207
Currier Elementary School	4.7	365
Pioneer Elementary School	5.1	296
Early Learning Center	15.1	86
Queen Bee School	18.5	65
West Chicago D33 ELC Winfield Primary Annex	10.7	103
Illinois Youth Center - Warrenville	0	12
Trinity School	0	72