Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203 | LinkedIn
Kristine Gericke President at Naperville Community Unit District 203 | LinkedIn
Data showed that white students made up 49.9% of the 143,128 students in DuPage County during the 2021-22 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the 42 districts in DuPage County, Naperville Community Unit School District 203 recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 9,616 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.
| District | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 59.9% | 16,064 |
| Indian Prairie School District 204 | 35.8% | 25,632 |
| Community Unit School District 200 | 62.9% | 11,550 |
| Elmhurst School District 205 | 68.9% | 8,164 |
| Downers Grove Grade School District 58 | 75.9% | 4,802 |
| Glenbard Township High School District 87 | 45.5% | 7,788 |
| Community High School District 99 | 62% | 4,808 |
| Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 67.8% | 3,662 |
| Hinsdale Township High School District 86 | 62.3% | 3,898 |
| Glen Ellyn School District 41 | 65.3% | 3,477 |
| Lombard School District 44 | 61% | 2,927 |
| Lake Park Community High School District 108 | 60.7% | 2,527 |
| DuPage High School District 88 | 36.1% | 3,776 |
| Community Consolidated School District 93 | 41.8% | 3,249 |
| Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 | 59.4% | 2,228 |
| Villa Park School District 45 | 40.7% | 3,115 |
| Woodridge School District 68 | 45.3% | 2,739 |
| Bloomingdale School District 13 | 67.1% | 1,354 |
| Addison School District 4 | 24.7% | 3,561 |
| Lisle Community Unit School District 202 | 58.5% | 1,434 |
| Westmont Community Unit School District 201 | 58% | 1,306 |
| Center Cass School District 66 | 67.6% | 1,084 |
| Darien School District 61 | 57.4% | 1,277 |
| Itasca School District 10 | 70.3% | 1,000 |
| Maercker School District 60 | 44.2% | 1,307 |
| Gower School District 62 | 58.1% | 918 |
| Cass School District 63 | 64.3% | 791 |
| Roselle School District 12 | 76% | 666 |
| Keeneyville School District 20 | 36.5% | 1,325 |
| Marquardt School District 15 | 19.1% | 2,339 |
| Bensenville School District 2 | 22.1% | 1,976 |
| West Chicago Elementary School District 33 | 12.5% | 3,468 |
| Medinah School District 11 | 64.9% | 656 |
| Community High School District 94 | 21% | 1,982 |
| Fenton Community High School District 100 | 27.9% | 1,397 |
| Benjamin School District 25 | 63.6% | 613 |
| Queen Bee School District 16 | 21.3% | 1,663 |
| Wood Dale School District 7 | 35.8% | 904 |
| Salt Creek School District 48 | 58.1% | 485 |
| Winfield School District 34 | 65.4% | 324 |
| Butler School District 53 | 38.5% | 447 |
| Community Consolidated School District 180 | 10.3% | 445 |
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