Dupage Policy Journal

There were 332 Am. Indian students enrolled in DuPage County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that Am. Indian students made up 0.2% of the 142,363 students in the county. They were the second least represented ethnicity at the time.

Among the 42 districts in DuPage County, Addison School District 4 recorded the highest enrollment of Am. Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 98 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	Am. Indian Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Addison School District 4	2.8%	3,445
Indian Prairie School District 204	0.3%	25,536
Community Consolidated School District 93	0.6%	3,231
Naperville Community Unit School District 203	0.1%	15,952
Glenbard Township High School District 87	0.2%	7,703
Glen Ellyn School District 41	0.4%	3,508
Elmhurst School District 205	0.2%	8,240
DuPage High School District 88	0.3%	3,787
Community Unit School District 200	0.1%	11,493
West Chicago Elementary School District 33	0.3%	3,338
Lombard School District 44	0.3%	2,940
Villa Park School District 45	0.3%	3,149
Bloomingdale School District 13	0.8%	1,327