DuPage County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

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By DuPage Policy Journal

Sep 1, 2024

Of the ethnicities represented in DuPage County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among DuPage County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 134,380 students attending DuPage County schools, 49.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25% of DuPage County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in DuPage County, representing 50.5% of the student body.

Bartlett High School, Indian Trail Junior High School, and Westmore Elementary School had the most diverse student body in DuPage County, including American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.8% compared to the previous year.

In the 2021-22 school year, Illinois had roughly 1.9 million students enrolled across approximately schools. There were more than 130,000 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Illinois has increased its state funding for public schools by $350 million, bringing the total to $8.6 billion for the upcoming year. This is in line with a 2017 law aiming to provide adequate funding to all schools by 2027.

However, experts suggest that this goal may be delayed unless education funding jumps to at least $550 million. According to a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability report, there’s currently a funding gap of about $2.3 billion.

Ethnic Diversity in DuPage County in 2022-23 School Year

Students' Ethnicity in DuPage County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	White	75.1%	534
Addison Trail High School	Hispanic	67%	1,879
Americana Intermediate School	Hispanic	44.6%	419
Anne M. Jeans Elementary School	African American	70%	273
Arbor View Elementary School	White	52.6%	304
Ardmore Elementary School	Hispanic	70.7%	222
Ardmore Elementary School	White	67.9%	471
Army Trail Elementary School	Hispanic	52.7%	256
Bartlett High School	Hispanic	37.6%	2,275
Beebe Elementary School	White	48.9%	607
Belle Aire Elementary School	White	69%	232
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	White	83.5%	571
Benjamin Middle School	White	62.2%	246
Black Hawk Elementary School	Hispanic	50%	354
Blackhawk Middle School	Hispanic	71.5%	663
Bower Elementary School	White	61.5%	439
Briar Glen Elementary School	White	61.4%	510
Brook Forest Elementary School	Asian	51.3%	265
Brookdale Elementary School	White	40.9%	462
Bryan Middle School	White	79.5%	706
Burr Ridge Middle School	African American	74.4%	195
Butler Junior High School	Asian	52.8%	195
Butterfield Elementary School	White	56.2%	267
C.E. Miller Elementary School	White	55.6%	189
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	White	61.7%	386
Carol Stream Elementary School	White	41.5%	258
Cass Junior High School	White	66.5%	322
Centennial School	White	62.7%	512
Churchill Elementary School	White	40.5%	610
Churchville Middle School	White	44.7%	476
Clarendon Hills Middle School	White	73.9%	536
Clifford Johnson School	Hispanic	52.3%	451
Cloverdale Elementary School	White	41.8%	555
Community High School	Hispanic	58%	2,003
Concord Elementary School	White	61.4%	443
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	Hispanic	53.2%	554
Currier Elementary School	Hispanic	88.3%	342
Downers Grove North High School	White	70.9%	2,105
Downers Grove South High School	White	56.2%	2,596
Dujardin Elementary School	White	63.4%	361
Edgewood Elementary School	White	38.1%	312
Edison Elementary School	White	71.6%	522
Edison Middle School	White	69.6%	665
Eisenhower Junior High School	White	54.9%	417
El Sierra Elementary School	White	55.4%	287
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School	White	64.8%	386
Ellsworth Elementary School	White	60.5%	228
Elm Elementary School	White	41.8%	316
Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School	White	67%	309
Elmwood Elementary School	White	66.2%	702
Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School	Hispanic	47.5%	339
Emerson Elementary School	White	61.4%	264
Emerson Elementary School	White	73.9%	425
Erickson Elementary School	White	70%	486
Evergreen Elementary School	White	64%	378
F.E. Peacock Middle School	White	70.2%	322
Fairmount Elementary School	White	79.2%	303
Fenton High School	Hispanic	67.1%	1,398
Field Elementary School	White	69.2%	65
Fischer Middle School	White	35.6%	848
Forest Glen Elementary School	White	62.8%	650
Francis Granger Middle School	Asian	48.2%	1,027
Franklin Middle School	White	63.3%	559
Fullerton Elementary School	Hispanic	74.6%	441
G. Stanley Hall Elementary School	Hispanic	50.2%	309
Gary Elementary School	Hispanic	81.3%	443
Georgetown Elementary School	Hispanic	46.3%	438
Glen Crest Middle School	White	58.8%	694
Glen Hill Primary School	Hispanic	46.3%	380
Glenbard East High School	White	38.1%	2,197
Glenbard North High School	Hispanic	35.7%	2,127
Glenbard South High School	White	58.6%	1,081
Glenbard West High School	White	53%	2,298
Glenn Westlake Middle School	White	59.7%	960
Glenside Middle School	Hispanic	48.6%	764
Goodrich Elementary School	White	50.8%	360
Gower Middle School	White	53.1%	369
Gower West Elementary School	White	57.9%	549
Greenbrook Elementary School	Hispanic	43.5%	425
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	Asian	47.5%	713
Hadley Junior High School	White	67.9%	1,143
Hawk Hollow Elementary School	White	54.3%	293
Hawthorne Elementary School	White	76.5%	605
Hawthorne Elementary School	White	55.4%	175
Henry Puffer School	White	70.3%	350
Heritage Lakes Elementary School	White	52.6%	306
Herrick Middle School	White	78.4%	653
Highland Elementary School	White	82.4%	374
Highlands Elementary School	White	61.6%	503
Hillcrest Elementary School	White	80.6%	345
Hinsdale Central High School	White	62.5%	2,419
Hinsdale Middle School	White	64.7%	747
Hinsdale South High School	White	53.3%	1,322
Holmes Elementary School	White	46.7%	493
Horizon Elementary School	Hispanic	34.4%	485
Hubble Middle School	White	55.1%	708
Indian Knoll Elementary School	Hispanic	73.9%	272
Indian Trail Elementary School	White	61.1%	373
Indian Trail Junior High School	Hispanic	69.9%	1,193
J.T. Manning Elementary School	White	59.2%	380
Jackson Elementary School	White	70.3%	435
Jackson Middle School	White	47.5%	651
Jay Stream Middle School	White	45.3%	506
Jefferson Elementary School	White	73.2%	370
Jefferson Junior High School	White	46.9%	802
Jefferson Middle School	Hispanic	56.4%	411
John E. Albright Middle School	White	54.7%	192
John L. Sipley Elementary School	White	39.5%	365
Kennedy Junior High School	White	48.9%	934
Kingsley Elementary School	White	74.8%	357
Lace Elementary School	White	57.2%	383
Lake Park Elementary School	Hispanic	83.5%	255
Lake Park High School	White	58.9%	2,511
Lakeview Junior High School	White	66%	376
Leman Middle School	Hispanic	82.5%	1,110
Lester Elementary School	White	80.5%	514
Lincoln Elementary School	Hispanic	90.7%	280
Lincoln Elementary School	White	63.5%	466
Lincoln Elementary School	White	81.4%	500
Lincoln Junior High School	White	71.6%	761
Lisle Elementary School	White	61.9%	729
Lisle High School	White	59%	407
Lisle Junior High School	White	58.3%	312
Longfellow Elementary School	White	77.3%	326
Longwood Elementary School	African American	36.9%	328
Lowell Elementary School	White	63%	270
Madison Elementary School	White	69%	381
Madison Elementary School	White	65.2%	362
Madison Elementary School	White	47.3%	455
Madison Junior High School	White	65.1%	553
Maercker Elementary School	White	43%	430
Manor Hill Elementary School	White	50%	270
Maplebrook Elementary School	White	71%	555
Mark DeLay School	White	56.7%	473
Marquardt Middle School	Hispanic	55.4%	799
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School	Asian	43.4%	544
May Watts Elementary School	Asian	47.7%	560
McCarty Elementary School	White	37.6%	455
Meadow Glens Elementary School	White	44.2%	513
Meadowview Elementary School	White	54.4%	377
Medinah Intermediate School	White	66.2%	213
Medinah Middle School	White	63%	219
Medinah Primary School	White	58.1%	246
Metea Valley High School	Asian	34.9%	2,820
Mill Street Elementary School	White	50.5%	598
Monroe Elementary School	White	70.9%	292
Monroe Middle School	White	58.1%	687
Nancy Young Elementary School	Asian	59.1%	569
Naper Elementary School	White	64.8%	244
Naperville Central High School	White	65.2%	2,511
Naperville North High School	White	59.1%	2,526
North Elementary School	Hispanic	54.5%	389
Norton Creek Elementary School	White	66.6%	473
O'Neill Middle School	White	65.7%	431
Oak Elementary School	White	68.9%	376
Oakbrook Elementary School	Hispanic	54.5%	253
Owen Elementary School	Asian	52.6%	570
Park View Elementary School	White	69.8%	202
Park View Elementary School	White	57.7%	376
Peter M. Gombert Elementary School	White	28.6%	385
Pierce Downer Elementary School	White	87.4%	334
Pioneer Elementary School	Hispanic	87.4%	262
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	White	56.8%	558
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	White	72.1%	258
Prairie Elementary School	White	73.5%	501
Prairieview Elementary School	White	47.8%	395
Prairieview Elementary School	White	69.7%	333
Prospect Elementary School	White	72.8%	316
Ranch View Elementary School	White	48.6%	556
Raymond Benson Primary School	White	65.5%	342
Reba O. Steck Elementary School	Asian	37.6%	636
Reskin Elementary School	Hispanic	71.2%	417
Roselle Middle School	White	78.8%	236
Roy De Shane Elementary School	White	37.1%	245
Salt Creek Elementary School	White	62.4%	141
Sandburg Middle School	White	74.7%	617
Schafer Elementary School	Hispanic	59.4%	347
Scott Elementary School	White	62.5%	440
Spring Hills Elementary School	White	75.8%	443
Spring Trail Elementary School	White	49%	359
Spring Wood Middle School	Hispanic	39.2%	449
Steeple Run Elementary School	White	45.6%	636
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	White	56.1%	148
Stevenson School	Hispanic	40.3%	149
Still Middle School	Asian	42%	685
Stone Elementary School	Hispanic	47.4%	443
Stratford Middle School	White	39.5%	567
Sycamore Trails Elementary School	White	60.1%	619
Thayer J. Hill Middle School	White	33.7%	772
The Lane Elementary School	White	69.1%	327
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	White	41.6%	563
Tioga Elementary School	Hispanic	68.8%	734
Turner Elementary School	Hispanic	81.6%	282
Walker School	White	72.5%	295
Washington Elementary School	White	62%	371
Washington Junior High School	White	70.9%	549
Waterbury Elementary School	White	57.1%	401
Waubonsie Valley High School	White	37.1%	2,512
Wayne Elementary School	White	57.8%	344
Wegner Elementary School	Hispanic	64.7%	365
Wesley A. Johnson School	Hispanic	71.7%	615
Wesley Elementary School	Hispanic	56.4%	179
Western Trails Elementary School	White	36.3%	267
Westfield Elementary School	White	61.3%	315
Westfield Middle School	White	67.5%	480
Westmont High School	White	52.7%	372
Westmont Junior High School	White	54.2%	297
Westmore Elementary School	White	55.1%	390
Westview Elementary School	Hispanic	53.4%	268
Westview Hills Middle School	White	45.3%	435
Wheaton North High School	White	62.4%	1,838
Wheaton Warrenville South High School	White	62.1%	1,802
White Eagle Elementary School	Asian	46.3%	533
Whittier Elementary School	White	85.5%	290
Whittier Elementary School	White	78.9%	418
Wiesbrook Elementary School	White	81.1%	488
William F. Murphy Elementary School	White	47.9%	365
William Hammerschmidt Elementary School	White	80.3%	381
Willow Creek Elementary School	White	50.5%	323
Willowbrook High School	White	45.5%	1,908
Winfield Central School	White	60.5%	210
Winfield Primary School	White	63.7%	91
Winnebago Elementary School	Hispanic	35.6%	419
Wood Dale Junior High School	Hispanic	58.1%	291
York Center Elementary School	Hispanic	43.4%	173
York Community High School	White	68.6%	2,688