2022-23 school year sees 1,358 students enrolled at Maercker School District 60

Dr. Sean Nugent Superintendent at Maercker School District 60 | Official Website

By DuPage Policy Journal

Maercker School District 60 welcomed 1,358 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

This is a 3.9% increase over the previous school year.

Holmes Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the district with 493 students.

Maercker School District 60 roughly covers schools within DuPage County and has a main office in Westmont.

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 three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Maercker School District 60 Over 4 Years