Dupage Policy Journal

There were 18,800 Asian students enrolled in DuPage County County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Asian students made up 14% of the 134,392 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the third most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 227 schools in DuPage County County, Metea Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 984 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Metea Valley High School	34.9	2,820
Waubonsie Valley High School	27.4	2,512
Hinsdale Central High School	22	2,419
Francis Granger Middle School	48.2	1,027
Glenbard North High School	21.6	2,127
Naperville North High School	18.1	2,526
Bartlett High School	19.1	2,275
Naperville Central High School	16.8	2,511
Kennedy Junior High School	37.8	934
Glenbard West High School	15.1	2,298
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	47.5	713
Nancy Young Elementary School	59.1	569
Owen Elementary School	52.6	570
Still Middle School	42	685
Glenbard East High School	12.2	2,197
May Watts Elementary School	47.7	560
Lake Park High School	10.2	2,511
White Eagle Elementary School	46.3	533
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	37.6	636
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	30.8	772
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	43.4	544
Meadow Glens Elementary School	39	513
Steeple Run Elementary School	29.7	636
Downers Grove South High School	7.1	2,596
Ranch View Elementary School	31.8	556
Willowbrook High School	9.1	1,908
York Community High School	6.3	2,688
Glenside Middle School	22.1	764
Wheaton North High School	9.1	1,838
Churchill Elementary School	24.6	610
Glenbard South High School	13.7	1,081
Hinsdale Middle School	18.6	747
Brook Forest Elementary School	51.3	265
Jefferson Junior High School	15.8	802
Downers Grove North High School	6	2,105
Highlands Elementary School	25	503
Cloverdale Elementary School	22.3	555
Elm Elementary School	39.2	316
Hinsdale South High School	9	1,322
Stratford Middle School	20.8	567
Hadley Junior High School	9.6	1,143
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	17.6	619
Americana Intermediate School	26	419
Wheaton Warrenville South High School	6	1,802
Forest Glen Elementary School	16.6	650
Holmes Elementary School	21.7	493
Jay Stream Middle School	20.8	506
Glenn Westlake Middle School	10.9	960
Fischer Middle School	12.3	848
Butler Junior High School	52.8	195
Maercker Elementary School	23.7	430
Marquardt Middle School	12	799
Erickson Elementary School	19.8	486
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School	24.7	385
Westview Hills Middle School	21.6	435
Brookdale Elementary School	20.3	462
Mill Street Elementary School	15.6	598
Beebe Elementary School	15.2	607
Arbor View Elementary School	29.3	304
Horizon Elementary School	17.9	485
Westfield Middle School	18.1	480
Norton Creek Elementary School	18.4	473
Glen Crest Middle School	12.5	694
Concord Elementary School	19.2	443
Gower West Elementary School	14.8	549
Glen Hill Primary School	20.8	380
Centennial School	15.2	512
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	26.6	293
Community High School	3.8	2,003
Spring Trail Elementary School	21.4	359
Prairieview Elementary School	19.5	395
Lincoln Junior High School	9.9	761
Addison Trail High School	3.9	1,879
Clarendon Hills Middle School	13.4	536
Western Trails Elementary School	27	267
McCarty Elementary School	15.8	455
Gower Middle School	19.5	369
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	22.9	306
Black Hawk Elementary School	19.8	354
Madison Junior High School	12.7	553
Manor Hill Elementary School	25.6	270
Madison Elementary School	14.5	455
Winnebago Elementary School	15.3	419
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	18.6	339
Briar Glen Elementary School	12.2	510
Madison Elementary School	13.6	455
Carol Stream Elementary School	23.6	258
Maplebrook Elementary School	11	555
Monroe Middle School	8.7	687
Dujardin Elementary School	16.3	361
Wayne Elementary School	17.2	344
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	10.4	558
The Lane Elementary School	17.1	327
Oak Elementary School	14.9	376
Scott Elementary School	12.3	440
Jackson Middle School	8.3	651
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School	13.5	386
Elmwood Elementary School	7.3	702
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	9.6	534
Lincoln Elementary School	10	500
Park View Elementary School	13.3	376
Roy De Shane Elementary School	20	245
Prairie Elementary School	9.8	501
Evergreen Elementary School	12.7	378
Indian Trail Junior High School	3.9	1,193
Franklin Middle School	8.4	559
Bryan Middle School	6.7	706
Edison Elementary School	9	522
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	8	563
Prospect Elementary School	14.2	316
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	11.1	386
Butterfield Elementary School	16.1	267
Stevenson School	28.9	149
Lakeview Junior High School	11.2	376
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School	13.6	309
Jackson Elementary School	9.4	435
Waterbury Elementary School	10	401
Edison Middle School	6	665
Hawthorne Elementary School	6.4	605
Washington Junior High School	7.1	549
Jefferson Elementary School	10.5	370
Tioga Elementary School	5.3	734
Cass Junior High School	11.8	322
Herrick Middle School	5.8	653
Emerson Elementary School	8.9	425
Clifford Johnson School	8.2	451
Hubble Middle School	5.1	708
Whittier Elementary School	8.6	418
Bower Elementary School	8.2	439
Greenbrook Elementary School	8.5	425
Lowell Elementary School	13	270
York Center Elementary School	20.2	173
Washington Elementary School	9.4	371
Monroe Elementary School	11.6	292
Churchville Middle School	6.9	476
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	6	554
Sandburg Middle School	5.3	617
Lisle Elementary School	4.5	729
Walker School	11.2	295
Raymond Benson Primary School	9.6	342
Westfield Elementary School	10.2	315
Fenton High School	2.3	1,398
Meadowview Elementary School	8.5	377
Spring Wood Middle School	6.9	449
Naper Elementary School	12.7	244
Stone Elementary School	7	443
John L. Sipley Elementary School	8.2	365
Reskin Elementary School	7	417
Prairieview Elementary School	7.3	395
Hawthorne Elementary School	4.6	605
Benjamin Middle School	11.4	246
Eisenhower Junior High School	6.7	417
Madison Elementary School	5.9	455
Mark DeLay School	5.7	473
Georgetown Elementary School	6.2	438
Goodrich Elementary School	7.5	360
Wegner Elementary School	7.1	365
F.E. Peacock Middle School	8.1	322
Belle Aire Elementary School	11.2	232
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	4.6	571
Longfellow Elementary School	7.7	326
Indian Trail Elementary School	6.7	373
Spring Hills Elementary School	5.4	443
Emerson Elementary School	5.6	425
Longwood Elementary School	7	328
Wesley A. Johnson School	3.7	615
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	6	381
Blackhawk Middle School	3.5	663
John E. Albright Middle School	12	192
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	14.9	148
Westmont High School	5.9	372
J.T. Manning Elementary School	5.8	380
Ellsworth Elementary School	9.6	228
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	7.1	309
Leman Middle School	1.9	1,110
Lincoln Elementary School	4.2	500
Willow Creek Elementary School	6.5	323
Wiesbrook Elementary School	4.1	488
Fullerton Elementary School	4.5	441
Henry Puffer School	5.4	350
Highland Elementary School	5.1	374
Westmore Elementary School	4.9	390
Lace Elementary School	4.7	383
Lisle High School	4.4	407
O'Neill Middle School	4.2	431
C.E. Miller Elementary School	9	189
Medinah Middle School	7.8	219
El Sierra Elementary School	5.9	287
William F. Murphy Elementary School	4.4	365
Medinah Primary School	6.5	246
Schafer Elementary School	4.3	347
Roselle Middle School	6.4	236
Whittier Elementary School	3.6	418
Hillcrest Elementary School	4.1	345
Fairmount Elementary School	4.6	303
North Elementary School	3.6	389
Kingsley Elementary School	3.9	357
Park View Elementary School	3.7	376
Lester Elementary School	2.5	514
Lisle Junior High School	4.2	312
Medinah Intermediate School	6.1	213
Wesley Elementary School	7.3	179
Currier Elementary School	3.5	342
Westmont Junior High School	4	297
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	4.7	258
Salt Creek Elementary School	7.8	141
Jefferson Middle School	2.7	411
Edgewood Elementary School	3.5	312
Oakbrook Elementary School	4.3	253
Lake Park Elementary School	0	255
Lincoln Elementary School	0	500
Illinois Youth Center - Warrenville	0	12
Indian Knoll Elementary School	0	272
Westview Elementary School	0	268
Winfield Central School	0	210
Winfield Primary School	0	91
Wood Dale Junior High School	0	291
Field Elementary School	0	65
Burr Ridge Middle School	0	195
Turner Elementary School	0	282
Pierce Downer Elementary School	0	334
Pioneer Elementary School	0	262
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	0	273
Ardmore Elementary School	0	471
Ardmore Elementary School	0	471
Army Trail Elementary School	0	256
Gary Elementary School	0	443