Dupage Policy Journal

There were 67,008 white 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 white students made up 49.9% of the 134,392 students during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity in the county schools.

Among the 227 schools in DuPage County County, York Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,844 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	68.6	2,688
Naperville Central High School	65.2	2,511
Hinsdale Central High School	62.5	2,419
Downers Grove North High School	70.9	2,105
Naperville North High School	59.1	2,526
Lake Park High School	58.9	2,511
Downers Grove South High School	56.2	2,596
Glenbard West High School	53	2,298
Wheaton North High School	62.4	1,838
Wheaton Warrenville South High School	62.1	1,802
Waubonsie Valley High School	37.1	2,512
Metea Valley High School	31.6	2,820
Willowbrook High School	45.5	1,908
Glenbard East High School	38.1	2,197
Bartlett High School	36.6	2,275
Hadley Junior High School	67.9	1,143
Hinsdale South High School	53.3	1,322
Glenbard North High School	32.9	2,127
Community High School	32.5	2,003
Glenbard South High School	58.6	1,081
Glenn Westlake Middle School	59.7	960
Bryan Middle School	79.5	706
Lincoln Junior High School	71.6	761
Herrick Middle School	78.4	653
Hinsdale Middle School	64.7	747
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	83.5	571
Addison Trail High School	25.3	1,879
Elmwood Elementary School	66.2	702
Hawthorne Elementary School	76.5	605
Edison Middle School	69.6	665
Sandburg Middle School	74.7	617
Kennedy Junior High School	48.9	934
Lisle Elementary School	61.9	729
Lester Elementary School	80.5	514
Forest Glen Elementary School	62.8	650
Glen Crest Middle School	58.8	694
Lincoln Elementary School	81.4	500
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	75.1	534
Monroe Middle School	58.1	687
Clarendon Hills Middle School	73.9	536
Wiesbrook Elementary School	81.1	488
Maplebrook Elementary School	71	555
Hubble Middle School	55.1	708
Washington Junior High School	70.9	549
Jefferson Junior High School	46.9	802
Edison Elementary School	71.6	522
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	60.1	619
Prairie Elementary School	73.5	501
Madison Junior High School	65.1	553
Franklin Middle School	63.3	559
Fenton High School	25.2	1,398
Erickson Elementary School	70	486
Spring Hills Elementary School	75.8	443
Whittier Elementary School	78.9	418
Westfield Middle School	67.5	480
Centennial School	62.7	512
Ardmore Elementary School	67.9	471
Gower West Elementary School	57.9	549
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	56.8	558
Norton Creek Elementary School	66.6	473
Emerson Elementary School	73.9	425
Briar Glen Elementary School	61.4	510
Highlands Elementary School	61.6	503
Jackson Middle School	47.5	651
Highland Elementary School	82.4	374
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	80.3	381
Jackson Elementary School	70.3	435
Fischer Middle School	35.6	848
Mill Street Elementary School	50.5	598
Beebe Elementary School	48.9	607
Lincoln Elementary School	59.2	500
Pierce Downer Elementary School	87.4	334
Steeple Run Elementary School	45.6	636
O'Neill Middle School	65.7	431
Hillcrest Elementary School	80.6	345
Scott Elementary School	62.5	440
Concord Elementary School	61.4	443
Jefferson Elementary School	73.2	370
Bower Elementary School	61.5	439
Ranch View Elementary School	48.6	556
Mark DeLay School	56.7	473
Kingsley Elementary School	74.8	357
Madison Elementary School	57.8	455
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	33.7	772
Oak Elementary School	68.9	376
Francis Granger Middle School	24.8	1,027
Longfellow Elementary School	77.3	326
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School	64.8	386
Lakeview Junior High School	66	376
Whittier Elementary School	59.3	418
Churchill Elementary School	40.5	610
Indian Trail Junior High School	20.7	1,193
Henry Puffer School	70.3	350
Evergreen Elementary School	64	378
Lisle High School	59	407
Fairmount Elementary School	79.2	303
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	61.7	386
Madison Elementary School	51.9	455
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	41.6	563
Cloverdale Elementary School	41.8	555
Prairieview Elementary School	58.7	395
Holmes Elementary School	46.7	493
Washington Elementary School	62	371
Prospect Elementary School	72.8	316
Dujardin Elementary School	63.4	361
Waterbury Elementary School	57.1	401
Jay Stream Middle School	45.3	506
Eisenhower Junior High School	54.9	417
Indian Trail Elementary School	61.1	373
Meadow Glens Elementary School	44.2	513
F.E. Peacock Middle School	70.2	322
The Lane Elementary School	69.1	327
J.T. Manning Elementary School	59.2	380
Stratford Middle School	39.5	567
Raymond Benson Primary School	65.5	342
Lace Elementary School	57.2	383
Still Middle School	31.7	685
Park View Elementary School	57.7	376
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	34	636
Westmore Elementary School	55.1	390
Madison Elementary School	47.3	455
Cass Junior High School	66.5	322
Walker School	72.5	295
Churchville Middle School	44.7	476
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	67	309
Monroe Elementary School	70.9	292
Meadowview Elementary School	54.4	377
Wayne Elementary School	57.8	344
Westview Hills Middle School	45.3	435
Westmont High School	52.7	372
Gower Middle School	53.1	369
Westfield Elementary School	61.3	315
Brookdale Elementary School	40.9	462
Prairieview Elementary School	47.8	395
Roselle Middle School	78.8	236
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	72.1	258
Maercker Elementary School	43	430
May Watts Elementary School	32.9	560
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	33	554
Goodrich Elementary School	50.8	360
Lisle Junior High School	58.3	312
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	25.5	713
Spring Trail Elementary School	49	359
William F. Murphy Elementary School	47.9	365
Stone Elementary School	38.8	443
McCarty Elementary School	37.6	455
Lowell Elementary School	63	270
Horizon Elementary School	34.2	485
Willow Creek Elementary School	50.5	323
Emerson Elementary School	38.1	425
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	52.6	306
Westmont Junior High School	54.2	297
Owen Elementary School	28.2	570
Belle Aire Elementary School	69	232
Arbor View Elementary School	52.6	304
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	54.3	293
El Sierra Elementary School	55.4	287
White Eagle Elementary School	29.6	533
Naper Elementary School	64.8	244
Tioga Elementary School	21.5	734
Glenside Middle School	20.5	764
Spring Wood Middle School	34.7	449
Benjamin Middle School	62.2	246
Butterfield Elementary School	56.2	267
John L. Sipley Elementary School	39.5	365
Medinah Primary School	58.1	246
Medinah Intermediate School	66.2	213
Marquardt Middle School	17.6	799
Park View Elementary School	37.5	376
Medinah Middle School	63	219
Ellsworth Elementary School	60.5	228
Clifford Johnson School	30.4	451
Manor Hill Elementary School	50	270
Elm Elementary School	41.8	316
Blackhawk Middle School	19.6	663
Wesley A. Johnson School	21	615
Leman Middle School	11.5	1,110
Winfield Central School	60.5	210
Winnebago Elementary School	29.6	419
Edgewood Elementary School	38.1	312
North Elementary School	30.1	389
Jefferson Middle School	28.2	411
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School	28.6	385
Carol Stream Elementary School	41.5	258
C.E. Miller Elementary School	55.6	189
John E. Albright Middle School	54.7	192
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	19.3	544
Westview Elementary School	36.9	268
Hawthorne Elementary School	16	605
Western Trails Elementary School	36.3	267
Wood Dale Junior High School	32.6	291
Brook Forest Elementary School	35.5	265
Glen Hill Primary School	24.7	380
Roy De Shane Elementary School	37.1	245
Georgetown Elementary School	20.5	438
Salt Creek Elementary School	62.4	141
Americana Intermediate School	21	419
Oakbrook Elementary School	34.4	253
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	56.1	148
Schafer Elementary School	23.6	347
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	23.6	339
Nancy Young Elementary School	13.9	569
Butler Junior High School	37.9	195
Greenbrook Elementary School	17.4	425
Longwood Elementary School	22.3	328
Wegner Elementary School	20	365
Fullerton Elementary School	16.6	441
Gary Elementary School	14.2	443
Winfield Primary School	63.7	91
Wesley Elementary School	30.7	179
Reskin Elementary School	12.7	417
Army Trail Elementary School	20.7	256
Indian Knoll Elementary School	18.4	272
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School	15.9	309
Field Elementary School	69.2	65
Ardmore Elementary School	9.6	471
Turner Elementary School	14.5	282
Black Hawk Elementary School	10.2	354
Lake Park Elementary School	10.2	255
York Center Elementary School	11.6	173
Currier Elementary School	5.3	342
Lincoln Elementary School	3.6	500
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	6.2	273
Stevenson School	10.7	149
Burr Ridge Middle School	7.2	195
Pioneer Elementary School	5.3	262
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