Dupage Policy Journal

There were 8,369 Black 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 Black students made up 6.1% of the 137,722 students during the 2021-22 school year. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 240 schools in DuPage County County, Metea Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 403 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Metea Valley High School	13.7	2,935
Downers Grove South High School	11.1	2,682
Waubonsie Valley High School	10.8	2,447
Glenbard East High School	8.6	2,222
Hinsdale South High School	14.3	1,299
Willowbrook High School	8.4	1,870
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	65.5	238
Burr Ridge Middle School	68.6	207
Wheaton North High School	7.4	1,914
Glenbard North High School	6.3	2,175
Lake Park High School	5.3	2,527
Naperville North High School	4.6	2,635
Francis Granger Middle School	11.8	1,034
Greenbrook Elementary School	25.7	475
Fischer Middle School	14.8	798
Marquardt Middle School	13.6	846
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	16.4	610
Wheaton Warrenville South High School	5.4	1,824
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	11.4	839
Black Hawk Elementary School	24.2	393
McCarty Elementary School	18.8	499
Glenbard South High School	8.4	1,094
Longwood Elementary School	24.7	369
Naperville Central High School	3.5	2,576
Edgewood Elementary School	24.2	355
Glenbard West High School	3.5	2,297
Still Middle School	10.6	748
Georgetown Elementary School	17	460
Brookdale Elementary School	15.5	497
Downers Grove North High School	3.5	2,126
Bartlett High School	3.2	2,364
Monroe Middle School	10.2	697
Scott Elementary School	16.2	432
Spring Wood Middle School	15.4	456
Nancy Young Elementary School	11.5	602
John L. Sipley Elementary School	18.7	347
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	10.8	590
Hinsdale Central High School	2.5	2,490
Lisle Elementary School	8.4	722
Jefferson Junior High School	7.4	813
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	10.9	551
Glenn Westlake Middle School	6.2	934
Glenside Middle School	7.5	773
Jackson Middle School	8.6	665
Goodrich Elementary School	14.3	392
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School	16.9	319
Community High School	2.6	1,982
Prairie Children Preschool	10.1	513
White Eagle Elementary School	9.7	526
Winnebago Elementary School	12.8	397
Glen Crest Middle School	7.4	693
York Community High School	1.8	2,743
Eisenhower Junior High School	11.1	451
Franklin Middle School	8.3	590
Madison Junior High School	7.7	597
Mark DeLay School	10.2	442
Elmwood Elementary School	6.7	670
Lace Elementary School	11.5	384
Schafer Elementary School	10.2	433
Madison Elementary School	9.1	481
Stratford Middle School	7.9	554
Mill Street Elementary School	7.5	586
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	6.9	637
Addison Trail High School	2.3	1,906
Owen Elementary School	8.3	506
Indian Trail Elementary School	11.4	350
Beebe Elementary School	6.8	590
Jefferson Middle School	9.7	413
Cloverdale Elementary School	7.1	550
Westmont High School	10.3	380
Meadowview Elementary School	10.6	367
Madison Elementary School	7.7	481
Westview Hills Middle School	8.1	442
Fenton High School	2.6	1,397
Edison Middle School	5.5	654
North Elementary School	9.5	367
O'Neill Middle School	8.3	420
Park View Elementary School	8.5	412
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School	10.5	334
Lisle High School	8.7	389
William F. Murphy Elementary School	9.4	360
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	9.9	345
Lincoln Junior High School	4.5	740
Indian Trail Junior High School	2.6	1,261
Horizon Elementary School	6.3	520
Washington Elementary School	8.9	371
Stevenson School	16.5	200
Butterfield Elementary School	11.6	267
J.T. Manning Elementary School	7.8	400
Jay Stream Middle School	5.8	538
Leman Middle School	2.6	1,146
Western Trails Elementary School	11.7	257
Lisle Junior High School	9	323
Hadley Junior High School	2.6	1,103
Maercker Elementary School	7.3	398
Lowell Elementary School	10.5	258
Holmes Elementary School	5.8	467
Hubble Middle School	3.9	700
Westmore Elementary School	7.1	381
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	6.8	382
Manor Hill Elementary School	9.8	266
Steeple Run Elementary School	4.3	603
C.E. Miller Elementary School	12.7	197
Washington Junior High School	4.5	554
Ann Reid Early Childhood Center	7.2	349
Glen Hill Primary School	6.2	404
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	4.4	541
Lincoln Elementary School	5.3	438
Briar Glen Elementary School	4.7	494
Carol Stream Elementary School	8.1	272
Churchill Elementary School	3.4	646
York Center Elementary School	10.8	203
Wegner Elementary School	6.3	349
John E. Albright Middle School	10.4	212
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	3.9	545
Spring Trail Elementary School	6.2	337
Willow Creek Elementary School	6.8	308
Forest Glen Elementary School	3.3	631
May Watts Elementary School	3.7	569
Reskin Elementary School	5.2	384
Roy De Shane Elementary School	8	251
Waterbury Elementary School	5.1	394
Whittier Elementary School	4.8	415
Kennedy Junior High School	2	981
Westfield Elementary School	6.1	310
Westmont Junior High School	6.8	280
Blackhawk Middle School	3	643
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	3	623
Pioneer Elementary School	6.4	296
Ranch View Elementary School	3.4	563
Clifford Johnson School	4	452
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School	4.7	385
Tioga Elementary School	2.6	693
Kingsley Elementary School	5	360
Americana Intermediate School	4.3	421
Lakeview Junior High School	4.9	347
Henry Puffer School	4.7	358
Prairieview Elementary School	4.8	352
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	3.1	554
Centennial School	3.2	496
Medinah Middle School	7.8	204
Prairieview Elementary School	4.5	352
Cass Junior High School	4.6	324
Hawthorne Elementary School	2.4	629
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	4.8	314
Herrick Middle School	2.3	640
El Sierra Elementary School	5.8	258
Ardmore Elementary School	3.3	453
Sandburg Middle School	2.2	623
Indian Knoll Elementary School	5.2	270
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	4	353
Medinah Primary School	5.7	246
Prairie Elementary School	2.8	496
Gower West Elementary School	2.6	540
Community Consolidated School District 93	7.7	168
Concord Elementary School	2.8	467
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	9.2	142
Fullerton Elementary School	2.9	451
Bower Elementary School	3	436
Maplebrook Elementary School	2.5	518
Army Trail Elementary School	4.4	294
Winfield Central School	5.6	214
Belle Aire Elementary School	5.2	232
Naper Elementary School	5.2	229
Evergreen Elementary School	3.4	352
Park View Elementary School	2.9	412
Hinsdale Middle School	1.5	738
Wesley Elementary School	6.1	179
Wiesbrook Elementary School	2.3	475
Jackson Elementary School	2.5	441
Ellsworth Elementary School	4.7	236
Gower Middle School	2.9	378
Jefferson Early Childhood Center	4.4	226
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	4.1	245
Churchville Middle School	0	435
Clarendon Hills Middle School	0	531
Currier Elementary School	0	365
Brook Forest Elementary School	0	243
Lake Park Elementary School	0	238
Lester Elementary School	0	518
Lincoln Elementary School	0	438
Lincoln Elementary School	0	438
Longfellow Elementary School	0	330
Medinah Intermediate School	0	206
Salt Creek Elementary School	0	131
South School	0	49
Spring Hills Elementary School	0	433
Roselle Middle School	0	233
Illinois Youth Center - Warrenville	0	12
Hawthorne Elementary School	0	629
Highland Elementary School	0	370
Highlands Elementary School	0	494
Hillcrest Elementary School	0	347
Dujardin Elementary School	0	369
Wesley A. Johnson School	0	640
Walker School	0	331
Wayne Elementary School	0	342
Westfield Middle School	0	495
Westview Elementary School	0	252
Whittier Elementary School	0	415
Winfield Primary School	0	110
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	0	392
Wood Dale Junior High School	0	314
F.E. Peacock Middle School	0	355
Fairmount Elementary School	0	317
Field Elementary School	0	383
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	0	556
Benjamin Middle School	0	261
Bryan Middle School	0	695
Butler Junior High School	0	197
Jefferson Elementary School	0	383
Madison Elementary School	0	481
Meadow Glens Elementary School	0	480
Norton Creek Elementary School	0	445
Stone Elementary School	0	431
Madison Early Childhood Center	0	257
Early Childhood Education Center	0	84
Early Learning Center	0	86
Edison Elementary School	0	516
Elm Elementary School	0	314
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	0	303
Emerson Elementary School	0	428
Emerson Elementary School	0	428
Erickson Elementary School	0	490
West Chicago D33 ELC Winfield Primary Annex	0	103
John Schroder Early Childhood Center	0	119
Queen Bee School	0	65
The Lane Elementary School	0	323
Trinity School	0	72
Turner Elementary School	0	285
Oak Elementary School	0	369
Oakbrook Elementary School	0	254
Pierce Downer Elementary School	0	343
Prospect Elementary School	0	338
Monroe Elementary School	0	313
Raymond Benson Primary School	0	342
Addison Early Learning Center	0	154
Arbor View Elementary School	0	319
Ardmore Elementary School	0	453
Gary Elementary School	0	496