Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website
Data showed that Black students made up 6.3% of the 142,363 students in the county. They were the fourth least represented ethnicity at the time.
Among the 42 districts in DuPage County, Indian Prairie School District 204 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,372 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 | Black Student Enrollment Percentage | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Prairie School District 204 | 9.3% | 25,536 |
| Community Unit School District 200 | 6.6% | 11,493 |
| Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 4.7% | 15,952 |
| Glenbard Township High School District 87 | 6.7% | 7,703 |
| Woodridge School District 68 | 14.7% | 2,665 |
| Community High School District 99 | 8.1% | 4,701 |
| Community Consolidated School District 180 | 71.8% | 468 |
| Marquardt School District 15 | 12.9% | 2,298 |
| Hinsdale Township High School District 86 | 7.5% | 3,854 |
| Villa Park School District 45 | 8.1% | 3,149 |
| Community Consolidated School District 93 | 7.3% | 3,231 |
| Lombard School District 44 | 7.1% | 2,940 |
| DuPage High School District 88 | 5.2% | 3,787 |
| Keeneyville School District 20 | 14.8% | 1,275 |
| Downers Grove Grade School District 58 | 3.7% | 4,843 |
| Darien School District 61 | 11.8% | 1,273 |
| Elmhurst School District 205 | 1.6% | 8,240 |
| Lake Park Community High School District 108 | 5.3% | 2,511 |
| Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 | 5.9% | 2,199 |
| Lisle Community Unit School District 202 | 8.4% | 1,448 |
| Maercker School District 60 | 7.9% | 1,358 |
| West Chicago Elementary School District 33 | 3.1% | 3,338 |
| Westmont Community Unit School District 201 | 7.5% | 1,287 |
| Queen Bee School District 16 | 5.3% | 1,665 |
| Glen Ellyn School District 41 | 2.5% | 3,508 |
| Addison School District 4 | 2.5% | 3,445 |
| Community High School District 94 | 2.7% | 2,003 |
| Bensenville School District 2 | 2.5% | 2,012 |
| Center Cass School District 66 | 4.3% | 1,095 |
| Salt Creek School District 48 | 8.1% | 481 |
| Fenton Community High School District 100 | 2.4% | 1,398 |
| Medinah School District 11 | 4.7% | 678 |
| Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 0.8% | 3,586 |
| Gower School District 62 | 2.5% | 918 |
| Benjamin School District 25 | 3.5% | 624 |
| Cass School District 63 | 2.7% | 765 |
| Winfield School District 34 | 6.6% | 301 |
| Wood Dale School District 7 | 2.2% | 889 |
| Bloomingdale School District 13 | 1.1% | 1,327 |
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